I really tried to be restrained this year when I ordered seeds. Of course, that didn’t really work. Even with my best intentions at play, we’ll have enough seeds for a garden 2-3x the size of ours. Ah well, we’ve got seeds for 2011 as well I think.
I’ve marked the seeds from 2008 and 2009 that we have only a few seeds of in gray - we’ll use those up, but there really aren’t many left. New varieties for 2010 are marked in green.
Brassicas:
Broccoli :: De Cicco, freezing, compact (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009, 2010)
Broccoli :: Hybrid Blend (Territorial, 2008, 2010)
Broccoli :: Veronica Hybrid, romanesco (Territorial, 2008, 2010)
Broccoli :: Waltham, fall, 60-90 days (Seeds of Change, 2009, 2010)
Broccoli :: Apollo, sprouting hybrid (Territorial, 2010)
Brussels Sprouts :: Diablo, hybrid (Territorial, 2008)
Brussels Sprouts :: Montgomery, hybrid (Territorial, 2008)
Brussels Sprouts :: Roodnerf, open pollinated (Territorial, 2008)
Cabbage :: Early Flat Dutch (Lake Valley, 2009)
Cabbage :: Red Acre (Lake Valley, 2009)
Cabbage :: Filderkraut (Territorial, 2008)
Cabbage :: January King, 100-120 days, winter (Territorial, 2008)
Cabbage :: Golden Acre, early (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Cabbage :: Farao, hybrid, holding green (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Cabbage :: Copenhagen Market, 63-100 days (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Cabbage :: Red Express (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Cauliflower :: Maystar, overwinter (Territorial, 2008)
Cauliflower :: Purple Cape, winter heading (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Cauliflower :: All the Year Round (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Cauliflower :: Snow Crown, summer (Territorial, 2010)
Cauliflower :: Cassius, winter (Territorial, 2010)
Beans:
Bush Bean :: Nickel, french (Territorial, 2010)
Bush Bean :: Jade (Territorial, 2010)
Bush Bean :: Soleil, yellow (Territorial, 2010)
Bush Bean :: Empress, early (Uprising, 2010)
Bush Bean :: Provider (Uprising, 2010)
Dry Bean :: Hutterite (Saved by me, 2009)
Dry Bean :: Trapper Creek (from a friend, 2009)
Pole Beans :: Dow Purple Podded, 75-80 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Pole Beans :: Kentucky Blue, 73 days (Territorial, 2008, 2010)
Root Crops:
Carrots :: Danvers 126 Half Long (Baker Creek, 2009)
Carrots :: Merida Hybrid, overwintering (Territorial, 2008)
Carrots :: Nantaise, biodynamic (Territorial, 2008)
Carrots :: Chantenay (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Carrots :: Little Finger (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Carrots :: Kurota Chantenay (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Carrots :: Oxheart (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Carrots :: Red Core Chantenay (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Carrots :: Bolero Hybrid (Territorial , 2008, 2010)
Carrots :: Scarlet Nantes (Uprising, 2010)
Parsnip :: Half Long Guernsey (Baker Creek, 2009)
Radish :: Chinese Red Meat (Baker Creek, 2009)
Radish :: Helios (Baker Creek, 2009)
Radish :: Alta Globe (Territorial, 2008)Radish :: French Breakfast (Territorial, 2008)
Rutabaga :: Helenor, 90-100 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Turnips :: Gold Ball, 45-65 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Turnips :: Purple Top White Globe, 45-60 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Concurbits:
Cucumber :: Marketmore (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Cucumber :: Crystal Apple, fresh (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Cucumber :: Lemon (Uprising, 2010)
Melon :: Doug’s Crenshaw (My Grandpa, 1999)
Melon :: Doug’s French (My Grandpa, 1999)
Pumpkin :: Jondahl (saved, 2010)
Squash :: Spaghetti (Territorial, 2008)
Squash :: Blue Ballet, Hubbard, mini, 90-100 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Squash :: Round French Zucchini (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Night Shades:
Ground Cherry :: Aunt Molly’s
Ground Cherry (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Hot Pepper :: Tam Jalepeno, mild, 65-75 days (Baker Creek, 2009)
Hot Pepper :: Tomato Pepper, pickling (Baker Creek, 2009)
Hot Pepper :: Early Jalepeno (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Hot Pepper :: Czech Black (Uprising, 2010)
Sweet Pepper :: King of the North, 75 days (Ed Hume, 2008)
Sweet Pepper :: Healthy, 70 days (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Tomatillo :: Dr Wyche’s Yellow, 90-100 days (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Tomatillo :: Verde, green, 60-80 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Tomato :: Martino’s Roma, paste, 75 days (Existing Stash, 2009)
Tomato :: Ropreco, paste, 70-75 days (Territorial, 2008)
Tomato :: Saucy, sauce, 65 days (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Tomato :: Oroma, sauce, 70 days (Territorial, 2010)
Tomato :: Nova, paste, 65 days (Territorial, 2010)
Tomato :: Peacevine - cherry, 70-80 days (Island Seeds, 2008)
Tomato :: Ceylon, miniature slicing, 65 days (Uprising, 2010)
Tomato :: Long Keeper, storage, 82 days (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Tomato :: Clear Pink, slicing, 70-80 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Tomato :: Yellow Perfection, slicing, 70-75 days (Seeds of Change, 2009)
Herbs & Greens:
Basil, Sweet Genovese (Cooks Garden, 2008)
Dill, Dukat (Cooks Garden, 2008)
Chives (Territorial, 2008)
Dill, Long Island Mammoth (Territorial, 2008)
Italian Parsley (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Summertime Mix (Cooks Garden, 2008)
Lettuce :: Gourment Blend (Ed Hume, 2008)
Lettuce :: Mixture, cutting (Seed Savers Exchange, 2008)
Lettuce :: Arctic King, butterhead (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: New Red Fire, loose leaf (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Salad Bowl, oak leaf (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Summertime, crisphead (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Super Gourmet Blend, cutting (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Valmaine, romaine (Territorial, 2008)
Lettuce :: Spring Mix, cutting (Cooks Garden, 2008)
Spinach :: Correnta Hybrid, summer (Territorial, 2008)
Spinach :: Olympia Hybrid, spring/fall (Territorial, 2008)
Spinach :: Bloomsdale Longstanding (Uprising, 2010)
Peas:
Shelling :: Green Arrow, 62-70 days (Seed Savers Exchange, 2009)
Shelling :: Serge (Territorial, 2010)
Shelling :: Dakota (Territorial, 2010)
Shelling :: Canoe, 70 days (Territorial, 2008, 2010)
Shelling :: Maestro (Uprising, 2010)
Snap :: Cascadia, 60 days (Territorial, 2008)
Snow :: Oregon Sugar Pod II, 70 days (Territorial, 2008)
Potatoes:
Red Norland (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Russet Burbank (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Russian Banana (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Chieftain, red (Irish Eyes, 2010)
German Butterball (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Yukon Gold (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Alliaceae:
Onions :: Copra (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Onions :: First Edition (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Onions :: Red Zepplin (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Onions :: Walla Walla Sweet (neighbors, 2010)
Leeks :: Summer Leeks (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Shallots :: Holland Red (Irish Eyes, 2010)
Sweet Potatoes :: Georgia Jet (Territorial, 2010)
Laura, did you order onion sets or seeds? I was pretty disappointed in the germination rate and yields from my onion seeds last year.
I used transplants (different than sets) in 2008 and seeds in 2009 and I’ll never do seeds again
I had very little success and they were a serious PITA.
I ordered transplants this year from Irish Eyes in Eastern Washington. (http://www.irisheyesgardenseeds.com/index.php?cPath=33_58_217_226)
In 2008 I ordered from Territorial, but they were more expensive than Irish Eyes and I suspect are sourcing their starts from the same place.
I ordered Copra, First Edition and Red Zepplin onions plus Summer Leeks and I’m planning to pick up Walla Walla sweet transplants at the farm store like I did last year.
You can consistently get transplants for Copra, Walla Walla and a red at the Country Store in Stanwood for significantly less than a single bundle online ($5.99 each I think). I just decided to order ahead to make sure I got what I wanted, plus since I ordered 2 bundles of each I got them for about $8.50 each which was cheap enough for me.
I’ve had good luck starting my onions inside with fresh seed. Direct planting has been very iffy, and Steve Solomon ( in his Vegetable Gardening in the Maritime Northwest, I think) says that can be a symptom of garden symphalyns. Also, I’ve found, by making the mistake, that onions don’t like to grow in ground that had brassicas last year. Then I read the same thing in a gardening book.