Garden Planning

It's almost time to order seeds! In just a few weeks, my home will be full of new life. Our last frost is so late that a lot of what we're planting needs to be started indoors. Our living room and kitchen will be packed full with small plants of tomatoes, peppers, cantaloupes, and so much more! We decided open-pollinated and heirloom seeds are the only way to go. There are so many different hybrid options out there but I want something sustainable. I want to be able to save the seeds from everything I plant and be able to use them again next year. I'm sure you're dying to know exactly what we're going to plant...so here it is:

Garden #1 (Pictured Above)

Fortex Pole Beans

Penelope Peas

Yellow Crookneck Squash

Edens Gem Cantaloupe

Marketmore Cucumbers

Northern Pickling Cucumbers

Double Standard and Silver Queen Corn (I still have a little research left on these. Some corn varieties do not grow well together)

AllStar Lettuce Mix - includes Green and Red Oakleaf, Green and Red Romaine, Lollo Rossa, and Redleaf lettuces

Garden #2

Ailsa Craig Exhibition Onion

Kennebec Potatoes - we planted these and Yukon Gold's last year. Kennebec's win!

Adirondack Blue Potatoes - They're blue all the way through!

American Purpletop Hanovers aka Rutabagas

Planters

Hot Pepper Lantern Peppers

Yankee Bell Peppers

Lipstick Peppers

Hungarian Hotwax Peppers

Cherokee Purple Tomatoes

Brandywine Tomatoes

Amish Paste Roma Tomatoes

German Johnson Tomatoes

Atomic Red Carrots 

After researching seed companies, I really like what Johnny Seeds has to offer. Plus, I called to ask a few questions the other day and they were super friendly and helpful. They are online at johnnyseeds.com and you can also request a catalog from their site. I know it's more earth friendly to just shop online but I am so much more organized with the paper catalog in my hands. I can mark what I want and flip back through it over and over plus they have lots of tips in their catalog. Please leave a comment if you have a suggestion of a great heirloom or open-pollinated seed.