Just after the Holidays the seed catalogs start filling my mail box, some even came at the beginning of December. Now that the festivities are over
.....It is time to read, and devour and post-it and bend pages and put X on the desired vegetable....We don't have a lot of seed 'pushers' in Quebec and the big commercial one I can never understand their catalog (too mixed up!). I do support a couple of kitchen table operations like Semences Solana (they have really exotic veggies) But my 2 faves are West Coast Seeds and Vesey's.
Every year I try new vegetables, some are hits others misses. 2007 hits were Kale and Butternut Squash! Misses? Celeriac and Fennel and Asparagus peas (I had 2). For this year I will be trying Edamame, Lemon cucumbers, Collards and Long Keeper Tomatoes (are supposed to stay fresh for 12 weeks after picking.....Can't wait to see that) and Fennel from seed (last year I bought a plant and I didn't know anything about it...). Most of the seeds I buy is Heirloom or Organic. Organic is still hard to find around here....
I placed my order today because last year by the time I ordered Edamame was sold out!!! I will still be sewing kale and Butternut Squash and bush beans, Arugula,basil,groud cherries, peas,cherry tomatoes,beefsteak tomatoes,watermelon and cantalope. It's a miracle I have room for flowers!!!
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