Planning Forward....the Garden

 

My 2012 Garden Catalog stash.  

I just love looking at them and reading them.  

But I pull out my favorites and use the rest for projects with the Grandkids.

My favorites are:

Territorial Seeds - This catalog is like a western WA gardening guide with planting dates, etc.

Botanical Interests - Great illustrations instead of photos, along with garden projects.

Bountiful Gardens - Sustainable gardening and open-pollinated seeds.

Raintree Nursery - Pacific NW best fruit trees, bushes and berries, plus care instructions.

Ritchers 2012 Herbs - Full of herbal delights for your herb garden.

Le Jardin du Gourmet - You can order very small packets of seed for herb and vegetables to try.

Adaptive Seeds - Now my favorite!  A small company from Sweet Home, OR.  Everything is for the NW garden, open-pollinated seeds.

Last year I purchased and saved two years worth of seeds 

and have them stored in a safe, cool place.

But when I got the 2012 Adaptive Seeds catalog 

there were a few things I "needed".

- Tomato, Oldendorf Red

-  Tomato, Fakel

-  Sweet Corn, New Mama Super Sweet

-  Melon, Sweet Freckles

-  Kale, Madeley

-  Cauliflower, Leamington Winter Giant

-  Oats, Cayuse

-  Wheat, Maris Wigeon

We are really excited to try these short season "newbies" for our garden.

I hope your garden is in the planning.  In the meantime we are drinking some wonderful Spearmint, Catnip tea from our herb garden.