Seeds, Seeds and More Seeds

On Sunday, Linda from the Knitwits group at Christ Lutheran Church, made my day by telling me that the Stoddart Avenue Community Garden would again be benefitting from a boatload of seeds from Botanical Interests. Remember last year? This permitted us to grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers in 2010 and now we can look forward to a similar bounty in 2011. After we finish working on Saturday, the SACG gardeners and volunteers will get to select their own seeds for their own plots. Then, I'll bring the seeds back for our Earth Day work on April 16, our gardeners and volunteers will get a second chance to get seeds for their own plots.

After that, we'll be delighted to share the remaining seeds with any other community garden or Stoddart Avenue neighbors. Just send me an email and let me know when you want to select your seeds.

Here is a list of the seeds which filled one garbage bag and two grocery bags. Linda and her parents sorted all of the seeds, banded like kinds and organized them in bags alphabetically. It's like Christmas in April!

• Amaranth


• Arugula


• Beets (and my childhood friend Susan sent up a bunch of different variety of beets, too).


• Beans (Kentucky Wonder Pole, Royal Burgundy, Trionfo Violetto, Pole Runner Scarlet Emperor)


• Bok Choy (Tatso Rosette, White Stem)


• Broccoli, Broccoli Raab


• Brussels Spouts


• Cabbage (Copenhagen Market, Chinese, Red Acre)


• Carrots (Danvers, Cosmic Purple)


• Corn


• Cucumbers (Straight Eight, Armenian Burpless, Space Master, Japanese Soyu Burples, Homemade Pickles, Lemon)


• Edamame (I grew these last year for the first time. The plants don't look like regular beans, but there were a ton of them).


• Eggplant (Black Beauty, Long-Purple Japanese/Chinese)


• Endive


• Escarole


• Greens (Georgia Southern Collard, Southern Giant Curled, Ruby Streaks Mustard Greens, Mizuna mustard, Red Gian Mustard)


• Kale Nero Toscana


• Kohlrabi (Purple & White Vienna Blend)


• Leeks


• Lettuce (Red Sails, Black Seeded Simpson, Mesclun, Tom Thumb Butterhead, Micro Greens, Romaine Little Gem, Romaine Freckles, Butterhead Buttercrunch, Butterhead Marvel of Four Seasons, Leaf Redina, Romaine Parris Island Cos, & Farmer's Market Blend) and Mache Corn Salad)


• Muskmelon/Cantaloupe and Honeydew Melon and Charentais Melon


• Onions


• Parsnip


• Peas (Wando, Green Arrow, Super Sugar Snap, Oregon Sugar Pod)


• Peppers (Serrano, Purple Beauty, Canary Bell, California Wonder Orange, Early Jalpeno, Yolo Wonder, California Wonder, Cayenne, Ancho/Poblano, Habanero)


• Pumpkins Jarrahdale


• Radish (French Breakfast, Daikon Miyashige White)


• Radicchio


• Spinach Lavewa,


• Squash (Waltham Butternut, Early Yellow Crookneck, Summer, Summer Scallop, Winter Delicata Honey Boat, Black Beauty Zucchini, Baby Round Zucchini, Summer Clarinette Lebanese & Pink Banana Winter)


• Swiss Chard


• Tomatoes (Roma, Cherry Sun Gold, Grape, Rainbow Blend Cherry, Brandywine Red & Yellow, Red Siberian, Silvery Fir Tree, Beefstake)


• Tomatillo


• Turnips


• Watermelon (several varieties)


• Wheatgrass

Herbs

• Basil


• Parsley


• Oregano


• Catnip


• Sage


• Chamomile


• Dill


• Chives


• Rosemary


• Thyme

Flowers

• Alyssum


• Shasta Daisy


• Echinacea


• French Marigolds, Calendula


• Datura


• Butterfly Flower


• Flax Blue


• Bells of Ireland


• Sunflowers (Evening Sun, Autumn Beauty, Mexican Torch, Peach Passion, Sunspot, Mammoth Russian, Mammoth Grey Stripe, Moulin Rouge, Vanilla Ice,


• California Poppy


• Coneflower


• Candytuft


• Pansies


• Chinese Lantern


• Lov-Lies-Bleeding


• Black Eyed Susan Vine


• Butterfly Flower


• Cosmos


• Datura


• Gaillardia


• Sweet Pea


• Impatiens


• Hyacinth Bean


• Stock


• Snapdragon


• Hollyhock


• Bachelor Button


• Larkspur


• Lavendar


• Lobelia


• Lupine


• Forget Me Not


• Hyssop


• Moonflower


• Nasturtium


• Penstemon


• Delphinium


• Portulaca


• Painted Daisey


• Nicotiana


• Rudbeckia


• Verbena


• Zinnias


• Broom Corn