2017 SEED LIST

Below is the list for 2017. 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 tomato grower
WGS-Wild Garden Seed (seeds)
*  means NEW VARIETY I’m trying this year

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2017 TOMATOES

CHERRY
*Sunrise Bumblebee-70 days-bright sweet and tropical flavor
*Pink Tiger-70 days
Black Cherry-70 days
Sungold-60 days

EARLY SEASON VARIETIES
*Glacier-55 days
*Siberian-49 days
*Glacier-55 days

MID SEASON VARIETIES
Pink Berkeley Tie Dye-65-75 days
Bella Rosa-72 days
Black and Brown Boar-70 days
Indigo Apple-70 days
Black and Brown Boar-70 days
Marmande-70-80 days
Bella Rosa-75 days
*Solar Flare XL-72 days-10-20 oz red with gold stripes-classic flavor with bite
*Lover’s Lunch-red/yellow beautiful striped.fruit and sweet

LATE SEASON VARIETIES
*Black Beauty-mid-80 days-good hang time excellent flavor-Cross between Pink Berkley Tie Dye and Indigo Apple
*Lucid Gem-80 days-4-5 oz ripen yellow then orange with blue top-sweet fruity good heat tolerance
Lucky Cross-yellow with red blush-my favorite!-80 days
*Summer of Love-mid season-8-16 oz-improved Berkley tie dye ripens earlier-
*Afternoon Delight-mid-late season-yellow bi-color w purple splash/cross big rainbow and unknown/good hang time-med-to 1 lb
Costuluto Genevese-78 days
Pantano Romanesco-78 days
*La Vie En Rose-80 days
Paul Robeson-80 days
Ananas Noire-80 days
Purple Cherokee-80 days
Goldman’s Italian American-85 days
*Stump of the World-pink 80 days
*Costuluto Fiorentino-80 days
Big Zac-80+ days

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2017 VEGETABLE LIST

COOL SEASON CROPS
CARROTS-direct seeded in March
-Napoli
-Atomic Red
-Cosmic Purple

CHARD
-Argentata

KALE
-Tuscan

BEET
-Craupadine
-Cylindra

SPINACH-seeded 02-08
-Carmel

PEAS -seeds PRE-SPROUTED 02-08-10
-Oregon Sugar Pod II
-Sugar Snap
-Sugar Pod II-snow pea
-Sugar Ann-best flavor

FAVA BEANS-start in ‘root trainers’
-Violetta-seeded 02-08

ASIAN GREENS-started inside in JANUARY
-Golden Yellow-gro late heat resistant/not cold resistant
-started 01-17/02-04/plant up 02-04 pp

Baby Bok Choi-can tolerate heat
-started 01-17/plant up pp 02-04

LETTUCE-started inside in JANUARY
-Yugoslavian Red-started 01-17/planted up pony paks 02-04
-Santoro-started 01-17/reseeded feb 4 (only 1 came up)
-4 Seasons-started 01-17/planted up pp feb 4

MESCLUN-plant in Feb
-Provencal mix
-5-star
-all star

ARUGULA
Wasabi-seeded inside 01-17/planted up pony paks 02-08

FENNEL-direct plant-plants/bolt when disturbed
-Finocchio
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WARM SEASON CROPS
CORN-direct seed-May 15
-Tarahumara Serape
-Pink Glass Gem-FI

EGGPLANTS-plant outside June 1
-patio eggplant
-fairytale

PEPPERS-start March 1/plant outside May 26-June 1
-Pasilla Bajaio-for mole
-Jimmy Nardello-sweet red
-Shishito-not hot
-Aji Amarilla peppers

CUCUMBERS on TEEPEES-plant seeds May 26
-Poona Kheera-eating cuke
-Parisian-for Cornichons pickles
-Boothbys Blonde-for bread n butter pickles
-National-for dills pickles

SQUASH-SUMMER-plant outside May 26
-Costata Romanesco
-Zuchetta Rugosa

SQUASH-WINTER-plant outside May 26
-Waltham Butternut
-Butternut Rugosa

BEANS
-Charteuse Scarlet Runner bean
-Borlotti beans-‘Lamon’-started inside in ‘root trainers’
-Emerite
-Sunset Runner Bean*

TOMATOES-SEE ABOVE

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2017 EDIBLE FLOWER LIST


Following is the list of edible flowers that will be planted or are alreay on the property:
Borage-great honeybee plant-reseeds every year
Chives-perennial in my garden
Cilantro-seeds
Dill-AFN (plants)–reseeds every year
Fennel–reseeds every year
Garlic chives-perennial in my garden
Lavenders-perennial in my garden
Nasturtiums-Alaska Tip Top -CG (seeds)-leaves are varigated- green and white
Roses-perennial in my garden
Black Oil Seed sunflower (for the birds!)-WCS (seeds)
Zinnias-seeds

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