However... since we didn't move in to our new property until December, and I waited until early February to place my orders, I missed out on some things, especially perennial plants and trees. (There's always next year, right?) I didn't realize how soon seed companies and nurseries would sell out of certain varieties. I had to order some of my seeds from a different source than I intended, when I found out my first choice had sold out. Some things I could not find online at the time I looked, period. I don't know how much of this rush on seeds and plants is "normal" for this time of year, and how much is a result of the overall run on supply chains due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But for the most part, I got the seed varieties I was wanting, even if I did end up paying a bit more for them (and more in shipping, since I had to order around).
Here's what we're growing this year- vegetables, herbs, ornamentals and shrub/vine perennials.
I'll cover the trees we ordered for our orchard in a later post.
Disclaimer - this is the plan. I know I have a bad habit of going "oooh, and this, and some more of that, and I'm sure we can squeeze a few more of these over here..."
Tomatoes (because ya gotta start with tomatoes!)
Better Boy - 4 plants
Amish Paste - 7 plants
Brandywine Black - 3 plants
Pink Berkeley Tie Dye - 3 plants
Blue Berries Cherry Tomato - 2 plants
Blue Cream Berries Cherry Tomato - 1 plant
Okra
Clemson Spineless - 2 plants
Hill Country Red - 2 plants
Jing Orange - 2 plants
Lettuce (succession planted)
Slobolt - 8 plants
Black Seeded Simpson - 8 plants
Buttercrunch - 8 plants
Bibb - 8 plants
Marvel of 4 Seasons - 8 plants
Red Romaine - 8 plants
Ruby Red Leaf - 8 plants
Broccoli
Castle Dome - 15 plants
Sweet Corn
Bodacious - 66 plants
Green Beans
Calima - 4 plants
Blue Lake Bush - 4 plants
Squash
Black Beauty Zucchini - 4 plants
Sweet Dumpling Winter Squash - 1 plant
Jarrahdale Pumpkin - 1 plant
Melons
Kajari Melon - 1 plant
Golden Midget Watermelon - 1 plant
Radishes
French Breakfast - 50 plants
Carrots
Danvers 126 Half Long - 48 plants
Black Nebula - 48 plants
Longue Rouge Sang - 48 plants
Potatoes
Yukon Gold - 2 lbs
Magic Molly Fingerling - 2 lbs
All Purple - 2 lbs
French Fingerling - 2 lbs
Kennebec - 2 lbs
Strawberries
Honeoye - 21 plants
Herbs
Greek Oregano
Thyme
Sweet Basil
Lemon Basil
Cinnamon Basil
Parsley
Chives
Mammoth Long Island Dill
Ornamental
Luffa Gourd - 1 plant
Garlic (Fall planted)
Chesnock Red Hardneck - 3 bulbs
California Early Softneck - 2 bulbs
Shallots (Fall planted)
Yellow Moon Dutch Shallot - 1/2 lb
Rhubarb
KangaRhu - 3 crowns
Berries
Hinnomaki Red Gooseberries - 1 plant
Orus-8 Gooseberries - 1 plant
Poorman Gooseberries - 1 plant
Prime Ark 45 Blackberries - 6 plants
Ouachita Thornless Blackberries - 4 plants
Heritage Red Raspberries - 6 plants
Anne Yellow Raspberries - 6 plants
Double Gold Raspberries - 3 plants
Jostaberries - 1 plant
Crandall Black Current - 1 plant
Hill's Kiev Select Black Currant - 1 plant
Grapes
Somerset Seedless Grapes - 1 plant
Venus Seedless Grapes - 1 plant
Vanessa Seedless Grapes - 1 plant
Einset Seedless Grapes - 1 plant
I wanted to find Jeanne Gooseberries and Petite Jewel Seedless Grapes, but alas, I ordered too late!
The plan is to have the dill planted near the tomatoes, and marigolds planted alongside, and to plant nasturtiums among the broccoli. I'll fence the garden, and surround the whole thing with calendula (to hopefully keep the rabbits and deer from investigating what's on the other side of the fence. - I'm not sure it'll actually work, but hey, it's pretty!)
