Garden Updates

On Friday, I found a padded large envelope in our mailbox, and wondered what it could be.

I love getting mail.  Adore it.  Even when I send it to myself.  I watch for the mail vehicle every day, hoping it will stop at our box.  Even if there’s just a magazine or catalog left behind.

So it was with special eagerness that I took the envelope out of the box, and examined it for a return address.

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds.  Mansfield, Missouri 65704.  www.rareseeds.com.

I gasp.  I bound into the house.  I tear open the flap.  I know what’s inside.

I’ve liked dealing with Baker Creek so far.  A friend recommended them, and I immediately requested a catalog, printed.  But what’s great about also checking out the varieties online is that they often have customer reviews and comments.  So someone from my zone may have tried a particular variety before, and I can see how it went for them.  Lovely idea.

And just for fun, I’ll tell YOU what was inside the envelope, too.  It’s just a start, but we’ll be planting these today, indoors, in toilet paper rolls I’ve cut in thirds and lined up in disposable tin baking sheets.  We’ll put them in front of the living room window, because even though it will be slightly tacky, they’ll have the best light. 

I never was one to sacrifice comfort for looks.  My seeds won’t have to, either.

Are you growing anything in your house, greenhouse, or garden yet?  I’d love to know what’s working!

Here’s what came on Friday:

Pepper:  Emerald Giant

Pepper:  Santa Fe Grande

Pepper:  Golden Marconi

Pepper:  Serrano Tampequino

Hot Pepper:  Scotch Bonnet

Pepper:  Cayenne Long Thin

Pepper:  Anaheim

Tomato:  Big Yellow Zebra

Tomato:  Amish Paste

Tomato:  Ingegnoli Gigante Liscio

Tomato:  Bonny Best

Tomatillo Verde

Brussels Sprouts:  Catskill

Eggplant:  Japanese White Egg

Eggplant:  Rosa Bianca

FREE GIFT!  Sunflower Lemon Queen

Don’t worry:  we’ll find room for all of them!