The drawer is looking neater too:
I realized i still had remaining seeds of things i thought i was out of. This means i will be less likely to make another order. I only have half a packet of Provider bush bean left, so i'll look out for more of them on the seed racks at the usual stores. I also noticed that i have things that i forgot i had- i was glad to see i had plenty of cabbage for this year. I have hardly any carrots left, but i might not plant them anyway. I'll see how much room i have with the garden planner program.
I'm starting to get spring fever, i'll start reading Dick Raymond's Joy of Gardening this evening most likely. I've been paging through his Down To Earth for the last couple days.
I'm hoping to be able to do what i did last year- planting the entire garden from seeds myself, its cheaper than buying from a greenhouse- even a good local one. There's more satisfaction in it as well. Someday i'll maybe manage to plant the whole thing with my own saved seed. I tried to find some non-hybrid varieties when i shopped last year- i do have a few good ones. Instead of kinda playing around like i let myself last year, i'll concentrate on saving and storing seed. It should be fun. I own a copy of From Seed to Seed by Suzanne Ashworth so i'll have good information to start.
I wonder how thick the Jerusalem Artichokes will come in this year. I harvested a few small baskets of them in the fall and they were delicious roasted with butter and herbes de provence .
Still getting lots of rain this evening. There are flood watches in most areas, so far no major puddles here but the snow has really gone down in the above 40 degree weather. Tomorrow i'll get pictures of the remaining snow to compare the ones i took the other day- its already quite a bit melted.
Meanwhile, here's a picture of Caper enjoying a heating pad while he watches TV.
And i'll copy my seed stash list here because i'll be needing to remove it from the sidebar for 2012 so this post can keep the record of it. Its about 85% complete:
Ridiculously Large Seed list for 2011
- Annual Flower- Stocks- Excelsior Mix- 2010- Pinetree
- Annual- Amaranthus Caudatus- Love Lies Bleeding- 2008- Pinetree
- Annual- Burgundy Frillytunia- 2008- Pinetree
- Annual- Convolvulus- Blue Enchantment-2010- Burpee
- Annual- Convolvulus- Ensign Red-2010- Burpee
- Annual- Cosmos- Bright Lights mix- 2010- Bentley Seeds
- Annual- Four O' Clocks- Kelidoscope Mix- 2010- Burpee
- Annual- Marigold- Dwarf double mixed colors- 2006- American Seed (5 packets)
- Annual- Morning Glory- Clarke's Heavenly Blue-2010- American Seed (4 packs)
- Annual- Morning Glory- Pink Star-2010- Burpee
- Annual- Morning Glory- Sunrise serinade- 2010- Burpee
- Annual- Nasturtium- Burpee's Tall Mix- 2010- Burpee
- Annual- Nicotiant, Only The Lonely- 2008- Pinetree
- Annual- Scabiosa, House Hybrids- 2010- Hardyplants.com
- Annual- Schizanthus- Angel Wings- 2000-Pinetree
- Bean- Provider- 2008- Pinetree
- Beans- Jacob's Cattle- 2008- Pinetree
- Beans- Kentucky Wonder Pole- 2005- Ferry Morse
- Beet- Crosby Egyptian-2010- Pinetree
- Broccoli rapa- Spring Raab- 2010- harts
- Broccoli- Gypsy- 2010-Pinetree
- Broccoli- Purple Sprouting- 2010- Pinetree
- Broccoli- Waltham- 2010- Pinetree
- Brussels Sprouts- Bubbles- 2008- Pinetree
- Bush- American Blackcurrant-2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Bush- American Elderberry-2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Bush- American Elderberry-2010- eBay Seller
- Bush- Bush Cherry- 2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Bush- Chinese Wolfberry (Goji)- 2010- Richters
- Bush- Gooseberry, Pixwell- 2010- self prepared
- Bush- Nanking Cherry- 2010- self prepared
- Bush- Seabuckthorn- 2010- Richters
- Cabbage- Early Golden Acre- 2002- American Seed
- Cabbage- Krautman- 2010- Pinetree
- Cabbage- Mamoth Red Rock- 2010- Pinetree
- Cabbage- Point One- 2010- Pinetree
- Carrot- Cosmic Purple- 2010- Pinetree (very few)
- Collards- Vates- 2010- Pinetree
- Corn- Hopi Blue Dent- 2010- Pinetree (2 packs)
- Cucumber- Beit Alpha- 2010- Pinetree
- Cucumber- Boston Pickling- 2010-Pinetree
- Cucumber- Spacemaster- 2010- Pinetree
- Eggplant- Ornamental Chinese mini Pumpkin- 2010- Amishland
- Eggplant- Slim Jim- 2008- Pinetree
- Gourd- Birdhouse gourd- 2010- Ferry Morse
- Greens- Aurgula- 2010- Harts
- Greens- lettuce- Buttercrunch- 2008- Liberty Gardens
- Greens- Midnight Red Amaranth-2008- Pinetree
- Greens- Red Shiso- 2010- Pinetree
- Greens- Rose Orach- 2008- Pinetree
- Greens- Saltwort- 2010- Pinetree
- Herb- ANise- 2009- Richters
- Herb- Chives-2010- Park
- Herb- Curled Chervil-2010- Richters
- Herb- French Thyme-2009- Richters
- Herb- Garden Sage- 2009- Richters
- Herb- Genovese Basil- 2009- Richters
- Herb- Greek Oregano-2009- Richters
- Herb- Monarda Didyma, Panorama Red Shades, 2010- Hardyplants.com
- Herb- Oregano, Italian- 2010- Park
- Herb- Parsley, Italian flatleaf- 2010- Richters
- Herb- Roseroot-2010- Richters
- Herb- Rue-2010- Pinetree
- Herb- Sweet Marjoram- 2009- Richters
- Herb- Welsh Onions- 2010- Pinetree
- Herb- Winter Savory- 2009- Richters
- Houseplant- Hypoestes- Polkadot Plant-2000- Pinetree
- Kale- Chinese Kai Lan Queen- 2010- Pinetree
- Kale- Flowering- Fringed Formula- 2010- Pinetree
- Kale- Flowering- Peacock Red- 2010 - Pinetree
- Kale- Red Russian-2010- Pinetree
- Kale- Starbor- 2010 - Pinetree
- Kohlrabi- Early Purple Vienna- 2010- Pinetree
- Kohlrabi- Kossack- 2010- Pinetree
- Leeks- Large American Flag- 2010- Pinetree
- Okra- Cajun Delight- 2002- Johnny's
- Okra- Cajun Delight- 2008- Pinetree
- Okra- Clemson Spineless- 2002- Ferry Morse
- Okra- Clemson Spineless- 2003- Ferry Morse
- Okra- Red Burgundy- 2010- Pinetree
- Onion- Ailsa Craig Exhibition- 2010- Pinetree
- Onion- Southport Red Globe- 2010- Pinetree
- Ornamental- Job's Tears- 2010- Amishland
- Ornamental- Pod Corn- 2010- Pinetree
- Ornamental- Teasel- 2010-Pinetree
- Pepper- Ornamental- Habanero- 2001- Johnny's
- Pepper- Zsa Zsa- 2010- Pinetree
- Pepper-Hot Jalapeno CChile- Early Jalapeno- 2001- Johnny's
- Peppers- Ancho 101 hot- 2000- Totally Tomatoes
- Peppers- Fooled You jalapeno- 2008- Pinetree
- Perennial- Amole, Soap Plant- 2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Perennial- Leonotis Leonurus, 2010- Hardyplants.com
- Perennial- Pleurisy Root (orange milkweed)- 2010- Richters
- Perennial- Rudbeckia Hirta- Autumn Colors- 2010- Hardyplants.com
- Perennial- Shasta Daisy- Alaska- 2008- Liberty Garden
- Perennial- Siberian Motherwort- 2010- Richters
- Perennial- Yellow Echinacea, paradoxa- 2010- Richters
- Perennial-Nettle, stinging- 2010- Richters
- Radish- French Breakfast- 2010- Pinetree
- Radish- Hailstone-2010- Pinetree
- Radish- Round Black- 2010- Pinetree
- Rutabaga- Laurentian- 2010- Pinetree
- Salsify- Sandwich Island Mammoth-2010- Pinetree
- SeaKale- Lily White- 2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Shallot- Mirage-2010- Pinetree
- Sorghum- White Popping- 2009- Pinetree
- Soybean- Beer Friend- 2009- Pinetree
- Swiss Chard- Bright Lights- 2010- Pinetree
- Tomatillo- Purple- 2002- Johnnys
- Tomato- Banana Legs- 2010- Pinetree
- Tomato- Elberta Girl- 2000- Totally Tomatoes
- Tomato- German Orange Strawberry- 2010- Pinetree*
- Tomato- Heirloom Tall Vine Cherokee Purple- 2002- Johnny's (only ONE seed left)
- Tomato- San Marzanl Lampadina- 2010- Pinetree *
- Tomato- Sweet Chelsea- 2010-Pinetree *
- Tomato-Siberia- 2000- Totally Tomatoes
- Tree- Hawthorn- 2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Tree- Mulberry- 2010- Richters
- Tree- Serviceberry-2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Veggie- Pak Choi- Brisk Green- 2010- Pinetree
- Vines- Schizandra- Chinese matrimony or magnolia vine- 2010- Bountiful Gardens
- Watermelon- Pony Yellow- 2010- Pinetree
- Watermelon- Tom Watson- 2010- Pinetree
- Winter Squash- Long Island Cheese- 2010- Pinetree
- Winter Squash- Red Eye- 2008- Pinetree
