Seed Ordering Complete!

Having ordered my pepper seeds the other day from the New Mexico State University Chili Pepper Institute, I hit the web site for Johnny's Selected Seeds last night and ordered the rest of my seeds.  Last year, I got most of my seeds from Home Depot, and grew a fair number of things from starts purchased at the Farmers market.  Home Depot, which limits my varieties to whatever I see on the shelf.  By purchasing my seeds from a seed company online, I have access to a much greater variety.

Some things I grew last year I won't be growing again.  I won't be growing cowpeas (aka black eyed peas), nor will I grow any Serrano peppers.  I won't grow any "grape" tomatoes, and I won't be using the Topsy Turvy again.

Creeping Thyme

I will be growing a LOT more herbs this year.  My purchases of herb seeds this year include:

• Purple Basil "Amethyst Improved"
• Italian Large Leaf Basil
• Catnip
• Purly Chives
• "Calypso" Cilantro/Coriander
• Superdukat Dill
• Creeping Thyme

I actually bought a large amount of creepign thyme as I'm going to try to use it as a groundcover for one section of my yard.  It's cold hardy and evergreen!  I ordered 1/8 ounce, which is apparently like 18,000 seeds.  Hah.

Valencia Heirloom Tomato

I'm choosing a few different varieties of tomatoes this year too.

• Sun Gold - yellow/orange cherry tomatoes that are vigorous and extremely flavorful.
• Juliet - a meaty plum tomato for sauce
• Olivade - another meaty plum tomato for sauce
• Big Beef - The only returning variety from last year, this makes nice big slicing tomatoes good for sandwiches and caprese salad!
• New Girl - According to Johnny's Selected Seeds, this variety is "better tasting and more disease resistant than Early Girl" - which I grew last year with good success.
• Valencia (heirloom) - "Round, smooth fruits average 8-10 oz. Their meaty interiors have few seeds. This midseason tomato is among the best for flavor and texture."  Honestly, I wasn't real happy with the other heirlooms I grew last year (Prudens Purple and German Johnson).

Zucchini - Goldy

And, for the non-tomato non-herb stuff ...

• Pole Beans, Fortex
• Eggplant, Nadia (Large Dark Purple)
• Ornamental Gourds, Small Mixed
• Carrots, Nelson
• Flowers, Foxglove, Camelot Mix (pelleted)
• Zucchini, Cashflow (green)
• Zucchini, Goldy (yellow)

The only thing I plan to grow that I did NOT buy is cucumbers.  I had great success and enjoyed the flavor of the "Straight 8" variety of slicing cukes that I grew 2 years ago and was not as impressed with whatever it was I grew last year.  So I will find the Straight 8 seeds at Home Depot I guess.

Of course, I won't likely have more than 1 or 2 of each item in my gardens.  Makes buying seeds less cost effective since I paid around $3.50 a packet.  Seedlings would be cheaper =)

If you live near me and want some seeds, feel free to ask!