Garden Plans for 2010

Howdy folks! I know many of you already have your gardening season underway, whether you are just starting seeds indoors or you already have plantings outdoors. I will probably not have time to start anything indoors since we changed house, but soon enough the snow will be gone and we can start planting in the ground {!!!}.

We have quite a few perennials that we are hoping will come back, including chives, lemon balm, spearmint, peppermint, catnip, a few sages, a few thymes, lady's mantle, motherwort, and sweet woodruff. I am in the process of finally up our 2010 garden plans, and this is what we are hoping to grow this year:

Squash & Pumpkins:

Kuri, Buttercup, Butternut, Pie

Carrots:

Atomic Red, Scarlet Nantes, Cosmic Purple

Beets:

Kissing Booth {from Soggy Creek}, Early Wonder, Detroit Golden

Radish:

French Breakfast, Cherrybell, Crop Circle {from Soggy Creek}

Pole Beans:

Kentucky Wonder, Scarlet Runners, Northeaster, Blue Lake, Mustache {from Soggy Creek}

Bush Beans:

Black Turtle, Orca, Jacob's Cattle

Peas:

Peas for Peace {from Soggy Creek}, Laxton's Progress, Blue Podded

Turnip:

Hobo {from Soggy Creek}, Golden globe

Chard:

Rainbow

Kale:

Dinosaur and Red Russian

Onions:

Evergreen Bunching and Red Baron

Potatoes:

Penta and Chieftan Red

Spinach:

Bloomsdale Longstanding

Lettuce:

Red Deer Tongue, Oakleaf, Blackseeded Simpson, Freckles

Tomatoes:

Brandywine, Matt's Wild, Black Krim, Zebra, Eva Purple Ball, Rainbow Cherry

Garlic:

Red Russian and Porcelain

Herbs:

Basil, Dill, Cilantro, Nasturtiums, Oregano, Marjoram, Lavender, Parsley, Scullcap, Yarrow, and Marigold.

Speaking of seeds, there are a couple of awesome things that I wanted to mention!

First, One Green Generation is hosting a growing challenge again this year. This is my third year signing up, so I am going to give the Evangelist Edition a try. They still have the other two going, so if interested, head on over and sign yourself up!

Also, the folks over at Seeds of Diversity are asking gardeners to save seeds from endangered species. Check out their library to get an idea of what seeds you could perhaps save.

So what are you all growing for 2010?

Sláinte!

Laurel