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Tuesday, March 25, 2014

Single Digits and Seed Inventory

Winter just will not give way to Spring!  We are back to single digit predictions, below freezing temperatures, icy wind, and snow flakes falling from gloomy, gray skies.  I dreamed buds were on the trees, but none have even tried to emerge from the branches.  There is not a single crocus.

So, what does one do on these lengthy, drawn out, wintery days?  One takes inventory of their seeds! I jumped the gun the other day and went bonkers in Lowes picking out packet upon packet of seeds.  I was shocked when the register totaled $40!  Did I really need all these seeds?  Turns out I didn't.  I pulled down my box of saved seeds and discovered I am a seed hoarder!  I had so many seeds that I am able to return nearly half the seeds I bought at Lowes!

Here's my seed list:

Spinach (two varieties)
Lettuce (several varieties)
Kale (two varieties)
Beets
Radishes
Turnips
Carrots (3 varieties)
Sunflowers
Bunching Onions
Leeks
Dill
Chamomile
Calendula
Nasturtium
Zucchini
Patty Pan Squash
Spaghetti Squash
Acorn Squash
Wax Beans
Pole Beans
Bush Beans
Peas (3 varieties)
Broccoli
Cantaloupe
Eggplant
Parsnips
Sweet Peppers (3 varieties)
Cucumbers
Okra
Numerous Herbs
Numerous Flowers
Several Odd Seeds (Huckleberries, Husk Tomatoes, etc)

The early indoor starters I won't be able to do this year.  I don't have a place to start seeds 6-8 weeks before the last frost and I do not have a greenhouse.  Those I will purchase in plant form from the local greenhouse.

1 comment:

  1. I am doing the same! Here is a nice pdf of the shelf life of seeds. Very useful.
    http://chiotsrun.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/Shelf-Life-of-Seeds.pdf

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