Picking out seeds for your suburb garden
I finally ordered my seeds! Well, I ordered them last week and started to get excited about surveying my garden space when it snowed 10 inches. Gotta love Colorado. I have a few friends that are interested in what I’m ordering, so here’s the skinny. I tried to pick out plants advertised as extreme condition survivors. The old saying in Colorado is that if you don’t like the weather, wait ten minutes. It’s sure to change. I prepped the garden area today amidst snow drifts in a tank top. No kidding.
I ordered all of my seeds online from Seed Savers Exchange. The following vegetable and herb seeds should be delivered within the next week.
Vegetables:
Provider Green Bean
Detroit Dark Red Beet
St. Valery Carrot
Parade Cucumber
Bronze Arrowhead Lettuce
Gold Rush Lettuce
Black Beauty Zucchini Squash
Golden Zucchini Squash
Herbs:
Genovese Basil
Giant from Italy Parsley
Greek Oregano
Thyme
I also ordered Nasturtium (Empress of India) and Marigolds (Jolly Jester) in order to strengthen the soil and deter pests.
Instead of tomato seeds, I selected transplants that will be shipped the middle of May. Colorado is a tough place to grow tomatoes, I’ve heard, because of the short season. I’m hoping these two plants (Hungarian Heart and Stupice) will make it through our summer hail and extreme temperatures.
I’ve put a lot of research into everything so far and I’m extremely excited to get started. I wish I had this plan during my moving military years as a garden would have instantly made me feel at home. Feel free to comment if you have any questions about my selections.
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I can’t wait to have a garden again! Not sure if we will have a yard this year, but I hope so. Matt is a gardening genius. Have fun and enjoy all your tasty veggies.
I’m jealous of your future SEATTLE gardening, Ames. I think you just wink at seeds there and they bloom!