Sunday, June 7, 2020
This year I started almost everything from seed since I had time and I wanted to grow some unusual varieties.
I found the best way to start them indoors was to use a heating pad during the day and then turn it off at night. I used the grow lights too above the peat pods. I did try coir pods and did not have good germination rate.
I started some seeds in pots outdoors-lettuce, spinach, snow peas, beets, radishes.
I grew several compact varieties for our master gardener demonstration garden. You can find some dwarf varieties at big box stores. Here are the ones that I started from seed:
Tomatoes-Front Runner hybrid, Bush Steak hybrid, Patio Princess hybrid, Little Napoli hybrid
Okra-Baby Bubba
Peppers-Jalapeno M, Tangerine Dream, Long Thin Cayenne (all peppers can be grown in pots)
Herbs-Rosemary, Basil, Chives, Oregano, Thyme, Fennel, Dill, Chamomile, Cilantro, Sage
Greens-Chard, Sprouting Broccoli, Broccoli Raab, Kale, Lettuce, Celery, Cabbage
Eggplant-Amadeo (any eggplant can be grown in pots)
Pole or bush beans (any kind can be grown in a pot)
Fruit-strawberries, Bush Sugar Baby watermelon
Cucumber-Spacemaster, Bush Champion
Squash-Zucchini Bush, Bush Acorn
For our own garden, these are the varieties I started from seed:
Tomatoes-Roma, Cherokee Purple, a big chocolate tomato, a chocolate cherry tomato, Italian Pear heirloom paste, Black Krim, Gezahnte, Chocolate Pear
Herbs-Utah Improved Celery, Rosemary, Sweet Basil, Cardinal Basil, Chives, Oregano, Marjoram, Florence Fennel, ZefaFino Fennel, Cilantro, SloBolt Cilantro, White Sage, Wild Basil
Okra-Baby Bubba, Red Burgundy
Cucumber-Miniature White, Lemon
Pepper-Long Thin Cayenne, Brown Sweet, Super Red Pimento
Squash-Spaghetti, Bush Acorn, Early Prolific
Eggplant-Casper, White, Amadeo, Italian Pink Bicolor
Purple Podded pole bean
Fruit-Bush Sugar Baby watermelon, Regina alpine strawberry, Mignonette alpine strawberry
Greens-Fordhook Giant chard, Verde De Taglio chard, Purple Sprouting broccoli, Broccoli Raab, Tuscan kale, Black Magic kale, Hilton Chinese cabbage, tyfon, Bistro corn salad, New Zealand spinach, Red Malabar spinach, lettuce (seeds saved from last year)
Root crops-Dragon's Tail radish, Icicle radish, beets
Snow peas
Asparagus-Martha Washington
Flowers-Borage, Heavenly Blue morning glory, Red Hummingbird vine, marigold, pot marigold, Pride of Madeira, Platinum Blue, Alyssum Gold Dust, Blue Bird Forget-Me-Not, Fantasia Delphinium, Blue Fescue grass, Zinnias (Red Lime Queen, Red Cactus, Pink Señorita, Queen Lime Orange), Blue Stokes Aster, Love Lies Bleeding
Seeds can be stored in ziplock bags in the refrigerator for years. I just use a few more for the older seeds in case they don't germinate as well.
I started some seeds in pots outdoors-lettuce, spinach, snow peas, beets, radishes.
I grew several compact varieties for our master gardener demonstration garden. You can find some dwarf varieties at big box stores. Here are the ones that I started from seed:
Tomatoes-Front Runner hybrid, Bush Steak hybrid, Patio Princess hybrid, Little Napoli hybrid
Okra-Baby Bubba
Peppers-Jalapeno M, Tangerine Dream, Long Thin Cayenne (all peppers can be grown in pots)
Herbs-Rosemary, Basil, Chives, Oregano, Thyme, Fennel, Dill, Chamomile, Cilantro, Sage
Greens-Chard, Sprouting Broccoli, Broccoli Raab, Kale, Lettuce, Celery, Cabbage
Eggplant-Amadeo (any eggplant can be grown in pots)
Pole or bush beans (any kind can be grown in a pot)
Fruit-strawberries, Bush Sugar Baby watermelon
Cucumber-Spacemaster, Bush Champion
Squash-Zucchini Bush, Bush Acorn
For our own garden, these are the varieties I started from seed:
Tomatoes-Roma, Cherokee Purple, a big chocolate tomato, a chocolate cherry tomato, Italian Pear heirloom paste, Black Krim, Gezahnte, Chocolate Pear
Herbs-Utah Improved Celery, Rosemary, Sweet Basil, Cardinal Basil, Chives, Oregano, Marjoram, Florence Fennel, ZefaFino Fennel, Cilantro, SloBolt Cilantro, White Sage, Wild Basil
Okra-Baby Bubba, Red Burgundy
Cucumber-Miniature White, Lemon
Pepper-Long Thin Cayenne, Brown Sweet, Super Red Pimento
Squash-Spaghetti, Bush Acorn, Early Prolific
Eggplant-Casper, White, Amadeo, Italian Pink Bicolor
Purple Podded pole bean
Fruit-Bush Sugar Baby watermelon, Regina alpine strawberry, Mignonette alpine strawberry
Greens-Fordhook Giant chard, Verde De Taglio chard, Purple Sprouting broccoli, Broccoli Raab, Tuscan kale, Black Magic kale, Hilton Chinese cabbage, tyfon, Bistro corn salad, New Zealand spinach, Red Malabar spinach, lettuce (seeds saved from last year)
Root crops-Dragon's Tail radish, Icicle radish, beets
Snow peas
Asparagus-Martha Washington
Flowers-Borage, Heavenly Blue morning glory, Red Hummingbird vine, marigold, pot marigold, Pride of Madeira, Platinum Blue, Alyssum Gold Dust, Blue Bird Forget-Me-Not, Fantasia Delphinium, Blue Fescue grass, Zinnias (Red Lime Queen, Red Cactus, Pink Señorita, Queen Lime Orange), Blue Stokes Aster, Love Lies Bleeding
Seeds can be stored in ziplock bags in the refrigerator for years. I just use a few more for the older seeds in case they don't germinate as well.
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