One of the most rewarding feelings is watching a little sprout emerge from a pile of dirt that you have been carefully watering for two weeks. It seems like our beans sprouted to 2-inch height overnight, along with the cucumbers and lettuce. I've had many people ask what produce, herbs, and flowers we are growing, so here is the complete list. This is likely going to be very boring to most of you, but for the gardeners who are interested in trying out some of these varieties, we tried to buy all of our seeds from reputable companies that focus on organic and heirloom seeds. We purchased our seeds from Territorial Seeds, Seed Savers Exchange, Fedco, Pinetree Garden Seeds, and Strictly Medicinal Seeds.
PRODUCE
Dry Bush Beans
Masai (green shelling bean)
Great Northern- (dried bean)
Silver Cloud Cannelini- (shelling and dry bean)
Tiger Eye- (shelling or dry bean)
Wyatt (green shelling bean)
Pole beans
Fortex (green bean)
Scarlet Runner (snap or shell bean)
Blue Coco (snap, shell, or dry bean)
Antigua (snap bean)
Carrot
Purple Haze & Deep Purple (purple)
Sugarsnax & Musico Nantes (orange)
Kaleidoscope (variety)
Corn
Gold Bantam & Big N Tender
Popcorn
Calico & Pennsylvania Dutch
Slicing Cucumbers
Marketmore 76 & Summer Dance (slicing cucumbers)
Bushy & Homemade Pickles (pickling cucumbers)
Kale
Arun curly & Winterbor
Mustard
Mizuna
Arugula
Speedy
Lettuce
Merlot (looseleaf)
Buttercrunch & Red Iceberg (head lettuce)
Cantaloupe
Honeyrock
Watermelon
Sangria & Yellow Petite
Onions
Walla walla
Texas Super Sweet
Red Creole
Texas Early White
Guardsmen scallions
Parsnips
Warrior
Peas
Sugar Snap & Sugar Daddy
Sweet Potatoes
Georgia Jet
Potatoes
Purple Majesty & Yellow Finn
Pumpkin
Casperita, Kakai, & Winter Luxury
Zucchini
Strata d'italia & Green machine
Butternut Squash
Butterscotch
Radish
Minowase & Champion
Tomato
Black Krim & Amish Paste (paste tomatoes)
Matt's Wild Cherry & Gold Rush Currant (cherry tomatoes)
Non-spicy Jalapeno peppers
Not sure on the variety, they were seeds saved from our local farmer's markets' produce
FLOWERS
Zinnia
Canary Bird, Profusion Double Deep, Lilliput
Sunflower
Autumn Beauty, Fantasia, & Vanilla Ice
Marigold
Tangerine Gem, Vanilla & Court Jester
Nasturtium
Black Velvet & Night and Day
Forget-Me-Not
Calendula
Purple Coneflower
Yarrow
Borage
Comfrey
Marshmallow
HERBS
Lavender
Rosemary
Italian Parsley
English Chives
Cilantro
French, English & Lemon Thyme
Oregano
Thai Basil and Regular Basil
Sage
In my next letter I will show the full garden layout! We've tried our best to intersperse the vegetables, flowers, and herbs among the various garden beds due to companion planting principles.
