2015 SEED LIST

Below is the list for 2015. But first-

Here is the legend where I buy the seeds or plants listed below and their links (I’ve put their initials at the end of each plant listed so you may know which seed company or Santa Fe nursery to purchase them from):
AFN-Agua Fria Nursery (plants)
BCH– Baker Creek Heirloom (seeds)
SSE– Seed Saver Exchange (seeds)
TS–Territorial Seeds (seeds)
JSKG–John Scheepers Kitchen Garden  (seeds)
KS–Kitazawa Seed (seeds)
WCS–West Coast Seeds (seeds)
CG–Cooks Garden (seeds)
TF–Tomato Fest (seeds)
TG–Tomato Growers (seeds)
TT–Totally Tomatoes (seeds)
WBF-Wild Boar Farms  (seeds)
SSC-Secret Seed Cartel
SESE-Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
B-Burpee (seeds)
JL-J & L Garden Seeds–New Mexico grower
WGS-Wild Garden Seed (seeds)

•  If you see AG in front of the variety-recommended by Amy Goldman’s Heirloom Tomatoes book
•  If you see D at the end of the variety (as in 78D)-that represents 78 Days till harvest from transplanting
*  means NEW VARIETY I’m trying this year

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2015 TOMATOES

RED
AG/Costoluto Genevese-TG, TF-78D
AG/Pantano Romanesco-BCH-78D
Matina-Agua Fria/TG-58D
Original Goliath/pio-TT-65D
Moya-SSC-75D
Blaby Special-SSC-65D
Marmande Garnier Rouge-SSC-70-80D
Early Girl-AFN-57D

GREEN HOUSE (all determinates)
Bella Rosa-AFN-75D
*Stupice-AFN-52D
*Better Bush-AFN-68D
*Celebrity Bush-AFN-67D
*New Big Dwarf Hybrid-AFN-90D

SAUCE TOMATOES
Goldman’s Italian American (GIA)/SESE-85D
San Marzano/AFN

GREEN
Green Grape

PINK

*Giant Pink-JC-70-80D

YELLOW

Big Sungold Select-WBF
Porkchop-WBF-75-85D
Lemon Boy-AFN
*Yellow Radiance-WBF

ORANGE

Juane Flamme-TT-80D

BI-COLOR-yellow and red BLUSH or green and red BLUSH
Virginia Sweet-Agua Fria-80D
*Mr. Stripey-AFN-57D
Ananas Noire PM-SSC-80-85D

PURPLE or BLACK

Paul Robeson-AFN-75-85D
Cherokee Purple-AFN-80D
Black Plum-AFN-70
Indigo Apple-WBF-65dD
*Indigo Cherry Drops
Indigo Rose

STRIPED TOMATOES
*Pink Berkley Tie Dye/JC-65-75 D
*Berkley Tie Dye/WBF-75-90D
Black and Brown Boar-WBF-65-75D
*Cascade Lava-WBF
*AAA Sweet Solano-WBF
*Make Your Own-WBF

CHERRY TOMATOES

Sungold-yellow-AFN-65D
*AG/Black Cherry-JC-75D
Purple Bumblebee-BCH-60-70D
*Pink Bumblebee/RS60-70D
*Artisan Blush Tiger/TT/75D
*Finnish Yellow/JL-70D
*Dark Tiger/JL-70D

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2015 VEGETABLE LIST

ARUGULA
Astro-SSE (seeds)

BEANS
Rattlesnake-BCH
Royal Burgundy bush bean
Golden Sunshine Scarlet Runner-BCH

BEETS
Craupdine-BCH
Cylindra-BCH
Touchstone Gold Beet-JS-55D

CARROTS
Cosmic Purple-BCH
Atomic Red-BCH

CHARD
Ruby-AFN
Argentata Swiss Chard-JSKG

CORN
Glass Gem Corn-popcorn but too beautiful to waste that way. Native Seeds/SEARCH

CUCUMBERS-(I grow cukes for either taste or pickling
Poona Kheera-BCH
Boothsby Blonde-BCH
Mexican Gerkins-BCH
Mini Whites-BCH
Parisian-BCH-50-60D

EGGPLANT
Fairy Tale-AFN (plants) or TS (seeds)

LETTUCES
Provencal MESCLUN Mix-CG (seeds)
Forellenschuss (trout lettuce)-CG (seeds)
Rouge D’Hiver-CG (seeds)
Four Seasons-CG (seeds)
Santoro-CG (seeds)
Marshall Red Romaine-AFN
Yugoslavian Red-AFN

PEPPER
Shishito (Japanese green non hot pepper)-AFN (plants) or KS(seeds)-60D
Jimmy Nardello-(red-sweet)-SESE-80-90D

POTATOES-fingerlings (sold at AFN-
French Fingerlings-Irish Eyes

SPINACH
Carmel-AFN

SQUASH-SUMMER
ZUCCHINI
Costata Romanesco-BH (seeds)
SCALLOP
Bennings Green Tint

SQUASH-WINTER
Sweet Meat-BCH-95D
Galeux D’ Eyesines-BCH-90D

TOMATILLO
Purple-JC-70-80D

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HERBS
Basil (Genevese)
Thai Basil-new
Italian Oregano
French Thyme
Lemon Thyme
Chives-exists
Garlic chives-exists
Dill-usually self seeds
Marjoram
Spearmint-exists
Kitchen Sage-exists
Lavenders-exists
Winter Savory-exists
Lemon Verbena-exists
Chamomile
Fennel (bulb)

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2015 GIANT PUMPKINS

2328  Eric Shaw 2014 (unsanctioned)
2032 Mathison 2009 (female) 2009 Wallace 2012 (pollinator)

1048 Scherber 2009
1343.5 Lyons /2008 (female)- 1385.5 Jutras 2007 (pollinator)

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OTHER GIANT VEGETABLES

GIANT TOMATOES

Big Zac

GIANT AFRICAN BUSHEL GOURD-P & P Seeds-120 lb bushel gourd

LONG GOURD-private grower
-135 Jacobus 10 – 2011 World Record

GIANT SUNFLOWERS
-Titan-SSE, BH (seeds)

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2015 EDIBLE FLOWER LIST


Following is the list of edible flowers that will be planted or are on the property:
Borage-great honeybee plant
Chives-perennial in my garden
Cilantro-seeds
Dill-AFN (plants)
Lavenders-perennial in my garden
Marigold-Lemon Gem-TS (seeds) this is the only edible marigold
Nasturtiums-Alaska Tip Top -CG (seeds)-prettiest nasturiums
Pansies-get them anywhere
Violas-get them anywhere
Roses-perennial in my garden
Black Oil Seed sunflower (for the birds!)-WCS (seeds)

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