Last week I sat down with the boxes of seeds {most of which I purchased at the end of summer}. I went through them to see if there was anything else I thought I might want to grow in next year’s garden.
There were only a few packets I needed, so I went ahead and placed orders with both Botanical Interests {they were having a fall variety sale AND free shipping on any size order} and Baker Creek Seeds.
I ordered some of my old favorites from Botanical Interests; French breakfast radishes, parsnips {mine did so well this year!} English lavender, green onions and some sage seeds for the herb garden I plan to install next year.
Some Seeds For Next Year’s Garden
Some Seeds For Next Year’s GardenAnd from Baker Creek I ordered my favorite beets and turnips. Also a new sunflower variety and a packet of snapdragons. I haven’t grown snappys in about 10 years so I thought they might be kind of fun to grow again {some for me, some for the bees}.
Whenever you place a seed order from Baker Creek that’s over $10 they include a free packet of seeds. This time around they sent a packet of wasabi radish seeds. This was kind of funny because I was thinking about buying a packet because my husband LOVES wasabi.
Botanical Interests always includes a free packet when you order from them too and it’s always fun to see what variety you’ll receive {usually lettuce or sunflowers}.
With our parsnips harvested {I’m leaving the 2nd row of them in the ground until Spring on the recommendation of a few of you}. With the freezing temperatures on the horizon, all our garden chores are done for this year.
I did have the HH grab a few of my seed starting trays from the barn though. Last year I planted my leeks and green onions a little late. And so this year I think I’ll start them indoors under the grow lights in early January.
If I start having garden withdrawals, I might even plant a tray basil. 😉
Right now though, all I want to do is sit by the fire, drink hot tea and hook a few rugs.
Winter… it’s coming. And I’m ready for it!
~Mavis
P.S. Have you begun to think about next year’s garden? Do you have your eye on any new seed or plant varieties?
Diana says
I’ve been experimenting with a dwarf cherry tomato seed I got off Etsy. So far, all of the seeds I’ve planted have come up and they’re really healthy plants. One has flowers and two others have buds ready to flower. I’ve done some ‘flicking’ on the flowers and we’ll see if I get any fruit. I really love tomatoes and if I can get these to produce, I won’t have to deal with the ucky grocery store tomatoes this winter.
Linda says
I ordered all my garden seed at the end of summer. I’ve stopped looking for new varieties andjust focusing on what we want most and planning on buying the rest from Amish neighbors.
BethC. says
Not yet, but I thank you for getting me started with Botanical Interests. Those Italian red onions are amazing!
Michelle S. says
I have some Honeypatch Squash seeds coming from Row 7 right now. I usually order from Baker Creek, Territorial Seed or San Diego Seed Company but l just found out about Row 7 and l’m excited to try growing these squash.
I still have tons of seeds leftover from last year so l am trying to resist ordering more!
Jamie says
Baker has great germination stats! I am expanding our peppers and doing a sweet and hot paprika pepper patch for the first time. We are also going to try and grow mustard for their seeds. Also on our list, and new to us, is green mulch. We are going to get more serious about composting next year, and we usually have more greens than browns to throw in the bin.
Tarah says
Have you tried an Aerogarden? They are sized to fit on a countertop and you can grow all sorts of things in them- herbs, flowers, and even some veggies. You can find them now at Walmart, but they’re also available on Amazon and the Aerogarden website.
It’s a great way to bring some green into your house in the winter, and so fun to watch stuff sprouting in there!
Melonie K. says
I’ll second the Aerogarden – they are so handy! We got several in 2020 on sales and use them for keeping salad greens going. I’ve also grown my own herbs in them and dehydrated them for the spice cabinet. Super handy and the grow lights help fight the winter blues if you live in a gray-skies region!
Margaret M says
It’s not a bad idea to grow basil indoors if you have the space and light. I like to do that because I miss having the fresh leaves during the winter. I also planted a second tomato crop to bring indoors last year, and they produced fruit under grow lights. “Orange Hat” is the tiniest tomato plant I’ve ever seen, so it fits anywhere you can give it enough light.
Melonie K. says
I need to go through my seeds as well – I pored through the Baker Creek seed catalog and I’m quite certain I marked far more things than I’ll ever have room for. LOL It’s like the old Sears “Wish Book” catalog from when I was a kid! 😀
We moved over the summer and are finally fairly settled, so I think the bulk of my garden investments this coming year will be perennials – we are currently figuring out where bed areas can go. Had a few hiccups when we found the line for the irrigation and a telecom line under the rocks (we have a xeriscaped yard) – hoping to be back on track soon. Fingers crossed we can get bed areas in soon as the citrus trees I’m hoping for will be available soon! Then it’s on to getting as many perennial medicinal herb seeds as I can.