countrylane's Blog

In my last entry I talked about getting some seeds in the mail. I had also splurged a little and bought some plants during my last weekly grocery trip to town. (This made me feel a little better. I spent Mother's Day without my mom-she was in CA visiting friends- and without my hubby-he was on his way back from El Paso, TX. He's a truck driver.)

Here's the list of seeds I bought: McCaslin Beans (Pole), Purple Podded Pole beans, Atomic Red Carrots, Chantenay Red Core carrots, Japanese Long cucumbers, Perkins Long Pod okra, Red Ripper cowpeas, White Wonder watermelons, Will's Sugar watermelons, Sweet Pepper Mix (free gift for ordering). A friend also gave me some Rumba Pumpkin seeds from some he had last year. I also bought some California Wonder Peppers, National Pickling cucumbers, Table Queen squash, and White Lisbon Bunching Onions. I also got some other kind of sweet onions to plant. I bought some Early Girl tomatoes, some Big Boy tomatoes and an heirloom variety called Mr. Stripey. (It's orange with red stripes. Known to be low in acid. My grandma used to grow this type of tomato and it was so good and sweet.)

I also bought some flowers, of course. Some mail order seeds that I bought are: Fragrant Delight Nicotiana (to go next to the patio, so we can enjoy the smell in the evenings) and Lavender Queen zinnias. I try to get some new type of zinnia to add to those I already have. Lavender will be a new color for me in the zinnias. I also planted some bee balm, dill, and sage in the gardens this spring. I've also added some various annuals to brighten things up until the other plants do their thing. I found a coleus that is orange with dark red edges. Very pretty. I'm always trying something different for containers that go on the porch and the patio.

I've never written all the plants down before, though I usually kept the markers. I hope this will be a new page for me. I've always wanted to keep a journal, but would always misplace what I had written. This will be a great place to keep that info for future reference.