Wednesday, December 29, 2010

First batch of seeds ordered

I finally bit the bullet and made some decisions on what seeds to order.  I placed the order with Johnny's Selected Seeds and they've already shipped out.  In addition to the seeds I ordered a case of 90 "Dot Pots" to start my seeds in.  Dot Pots are natural pots made from wood fiber and other recycled organic material, you just place them right in the ground and the roots will grow through the pots into the soil; makes transplanting easy and reduced root and plant shock.

Here's what I ordered (items in green are organic seed):
  • Arugula (OG)-Mini (Vegetables > Micro Mix)
  • Red Ace (F1)-Packet
  • Touchstone Gold (OG)-Packet (Vegetables > Beets > Golden Beets)
  • Belstar (F1) (OG)-Packet (Vegetables > Broccoli > Hybrid)
  • Tango (OG)-Mini (Vegetables > Celery & Celeriac > Celery)
  • Claytonia-Mini (Vegetables > Greens > Specialty)
  • Clodia-Mini (Vegetables > Chicory > Endive)
  • Natacha-Mini (Vegetables > Chicory > Escarole)
  • Bright Lights-Packet (Vegetables > Swiss Chard)
  • Red Mustard-Mini (Vegetables > Micro Mix)
  • Guardsman-Packet (Vegetables > Onions > Bunching/Scallions)
  • Red Cardinal (F1)-Packet (Vegetables > Spinach > Smooth-Leaf)
  • Tyee (F1) (OG)-Packet (Vegetables > Spinach > Savoyed-Leaf)
  • New Girl (F1)-Mini (Vegetables > Tomatoes > Indeterminate)
  • Brandywine (OG)-Mini (Vegetables > Tomatoes > Heirloom)
  • Valencia (OG)-Mini (Vegetables > Tomatoes > Heirloom)
  • Nepal (OG)-Mini (Vegetables > Tomatoes > Heirloom)
  • Tatsoi-Mini (Vegetables > Quick Hoops™ crops > Leaf crops)
  • Red Leaf Vegetable Amaranth-Mini (Vegetables > Greens > Specialty)


Most of these will be started indoors, working backwards from the last frost date in my area (February11th).  I may also build a cold frame or two outdoors to try my hand at that.  I still need to buy or make:
  • Seed starting mix - Going to use this recipe
  • Flats to place the pots on
  • Clear lid for the flats
  • (maybe) heating pad to increase soil temps to expedite germination
  • Kelp based fertilizer
  • Fish emulsion

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