A wannabe chef (making my living as a scientist) cataloging successes at the whole "food thing." Also some gardening goodies thrown in-that's part of the food chain after all-and I'm too lazy to keep a real garden journal, and at least this way it'll be dated and archived.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Just a quick garden note-seeds are ordered!
Seeds were ordered yesterday and today...3 main companies were: Seed Savers Exchange, Southern Exposure Seed Exchange, and Irish Eyes. SSE is from my home state, about an hour or so from my mom's house, and I love their mission and approach-so I order from them despite the fact that it takes lots of diesel (well at least some) for it to make the trip. Southern Exposure is local-ish being in VA so they know and recommend what will do well in this area and it keeps at least some of my seed mostly local. Irish Eyes is new this year-beacause they are 1) unproven to me and 2) so gosh darn far away in Washington State I only ordered a few things from them, but they have a HUGE selection of potatoes and they are a family run, employee owned company so I like that. I didn't order any from them(yet), but some unusual seeds and varieites are available at Bountiful Gardens, another non-profit seed organization. I did break down and order Burpee zukes-the hertiage varieties are just not what I want-small, not productive, and very disease/bug susceptible. I NEED my zukes, but I thought I'd order with my mom so as to reduce some shipping.
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