Saturday I put in my seed orders. I ordered from 4 different places and got several types of tomatoes; Big Mama, San Manano, Amish paste, Health kick, and Siberian (tomatoes in 48 days and sets at 38 degrees?). I got several basils, cilantro, green beans, oregano and thyme.
I also got a couple of winter squashes; Carnival, Buttercup and Table Ace. I Will probably never get anything out of them (need about 100 days to maturity), but we'll see.
I also ordered several annuals; Grandpa Otis and Kniola's Black morning glories, nicotiana, impatiens and snapdragons.
For perennials I ordered Pansies, Hot Chocolate Rudbekia, Iron Maiden Penstemon and violas.
And, by the way, I only said I ordered the seeds - not that I would actually get them all planted!
Until your last sentence, you had me sweating for you. What a plateful of chores you are filling for yourself!
Posted by: Cop Car | February 19, 2007 at 10:51 AM
I've tried, REALLY TRIED, to go the seed route. I get to the point where the plants need to be hardened off and they bite the dust. I've tried a LOT of things, short of a cold frame and a greenhouse, to start my own seeds. I really envy you, and I hope those little suckers come through for you!
Posted by: Buffy | February 19, 2007 at 03:35 PM
While, I'm thinking of it, if you haven't seen the catalog from "Cook's Garden," you might enjoy it. They have a wonderful collection of romaine and lettuce seed, among other things.
Good luck with the tomatoes. I want to hear how the Siberan tomatoes turn out.
Posted by: Buffy | February 19, 2007 at 03:37 PM
Cook's Garden is one of my favorites!
Hardening off can be a bit tricky. That is one of the reasons I enjoyed my greenhouse.
A couple of years ago, after the greenhouse was torn down, I needed to harden the plants off while we were in Kansas for Fantastic Niece's wedding. I made a cold frame out of bales of hay and the door from the exgreenhouse. I put the contraption in a shady area. Not only did the plants harden off while we were gone, they grew to about doule the size the were from growing indoors (handling them was a real chore).
Posted by: bogie | February 20, 2007 at 03:51 AM
We've on very rare occasions used bales of straw for sides around plants that need to be protected. It's certainly a simple way to move them out in colder temps. If I'd been in Kansas though...we would have had 80 degree weather and those seedlings would have cooked. :-(
Posted by: buffy | February 21, 2007 at 08:11 PM