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Getting Started
Jan 24, 2011 | 3:48 PM PST
Tags: garden , seeds

So this year, I've decided that since I have so much free time being unemployed, I'd invest that into my garden. . .and maybe end up saving a little money while I'm at it. I figured I would document this experiment and share with everyone because I've invested a lot of time into this so far, so this blog may save someone else the time and energy I'ev already invested.

I took inventory of the seeds leftover from last year (all the way back to 2006, actually), and I came up with a huge list of seeds we're missing (I am a little ambitious with the amount of space that we've got dug so far).

Seeds we had:

1. Poppies from my auntie's yard
2. Dwarf Grey Sugar Peas (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
3. Sugar Sprint Edible Pod Brush Pea (Ed Hume seeds, packed fo 2006)
4. Green Leaf Lettuce (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
5. Rosemary (Ferry-Morse seeds, packed for 2010)
6. Lincoln Homesteader Peas (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
7. Early Prolific Straightneck Squash (Sow 'n' Grow seeds, packed for 2006)
8. Russian Red Kale (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
9. Red Core Chantenay Carrots **Organic** (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
10. Little Finger Carrots (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
11. Italian Basil (Burpee seeds, packed for 2006)
12. Garlic Chives (Burpee seeds, packed for 2006)
13. Detroit Supreme Beets (Burpee seeds, packed for 2009)
14. Golden Beets (Burpee seeds, packed for 2009)
15. Scarlet Nantes Carrots (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
16. Gourmet Salad Greens (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2006)
17. Black Beauty Zucchini Squash (Sow 'n' Grow seeds, packed for 2009)
18. Sparkler Radish (Sow 'n' Grow seeds, packed for 2009)
19. Common Sage,  Salvia Officinalis (Burpee seeds, packed for 2006)

Seeds we've bought so far:

1. Purple Poppies to mix in with the red ones from Auntie's garden
2. Purple Coneflower, Echinacea Purpurea (Botanical Interests, packed for 2011)
3. Dill (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
4. Celery, Utah 52-70 Improved (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
5. Green Zebra Tomatoes (Botanical Interests seeds, packed for 2011
6. Mallow,  Malva Moschata Rosea, (Livingston Seed Co, packed for 2011)
7. Cayenne Pepper, Capsicum Annuum (Botanical Interests seeds, packed for 2011
8. Cilantro (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
9. Tokyo Long White Green Onions (Botanical Interests, packed for 2011)
10. Yomogi, Japanese Mugwort, kui hao (Kitazawa Seed Co, packed for 2010)
11. Husk Tomato, Ground Cherry (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
12. Arugula, Rocket Astro (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
13. Akarenso, Japanese Spinach Hybrid, horenso (Kitazawa Seed Co, packed for 2010)
14. Leeks, Large American Flag (Ed Hume seeds, packed for 2011)
15. Lemon Cucumber Cucumis Sativus (Botanical Interests, packed for 2011)
16. Sun Gold Tomatoes (Botanical Interests, packed for 2011)

Seeds/plants still left to buy:

1. Potatoes (I'm actually thinking about buying the potatoes from the store. . .since I try and buy local produce, those potatoes should do well in my region and are probably a whole lot cheaper than buying them from seed companies, AND I get to evaluate the taste of each one before committing to grow it for a whole season and figure out at the end that I don't like them)
2. Thai Basil
3. Thyme (Common, Lemon and Wild)
4. Lemon Balm
5. Lemon Verbena
6. Marjoram
7. Stevia
8. Tarragon (I'm pretty sure I cannot grow this one from seed, if I recall correctly)
9. Summer Savory (maybe winter, too)
10. Catnip (for the kitty)
11. Wormwood
12. Mugwort
13. Horehound
14. Bergamot
15. Ruta (maybe)
16. Nigella (if I can get my hands on the seeds)
17. Garlic
18. Tomatillos (torn between the purple and the pineapple)
19. Cabbage
20. Hops
21. Eucalyptus
22. Horseradish
23. Spinach

I told you it was an amibtious list! I started some of the seeds (more on that in the next post), but I am still waiting on my gosh darned seed catalogs to show up (thank you, Territorial Seeds, for dragging this torture out!). Until then, I just have my seeds and dogs to keep me company while I pine for those catalogs and hopefully complete my list. And then I get to think about flowers (well, more flowers)!