The flurries and cold outside remind me that it’s time to order seeds for Spring. Leafing through the many catalogs I receive, I always come back to Fedco as the best source for my needs. I get out my five bins of seeds (two vegetable, greens, herbs, and flowers) to see what is still viable for the year ahead. Only a few packets are too old for use. Picking up the simple, newsprint catalog, I go though every page slowly comparing what I have, what worked well last year, and new things I want to try to grow.
I will cut down on the number of tomato cultivars focusing on three long-term winners (Mountain Magic, Paul Robeson, and Pink Princess) and an addition of Orange Banana. I want to add more wildflowers and perennial pollinators so I am getting a wildflower mix as well as horehound and mountain mint. I harvested butterfly- and Joe pye-weed seeds that I plan to start in the greenhouse soon as they need to be stratified. I don’t need any sunflower seeds as I saved the heads last Fall prior to their consumption by birds and squirrels.
Because I am no longer working at Ann’s Place, the amount of seeds I need is decreased though not their variety. I have gone though the catalog writing down everything I need to order. But I will take another look to ensure that nothing is missed.
A good way to spend a cold, snowy afternoon.
