Seeds Of Change

It's still cold out, but it's that time of year again.  The time of year when the garden had been planned and the seeds are ready to grow, now we just wait for the weather to change.  This year my husband and I have decided to try an all heirloom garden.  Imagining spring and what will be growing in our garden, what I will be cooking with all summer, and what I will be canning and freezing for the rest of the year.  My green thumb is itching!

The garden will finally be full size this year. My husband has been adding beds every year to get the garden to its full size.  The finishing touch on the basic format of my garden with be a fence to enclose it all.  A girl can dream, I really hope we put it in this year.

I usually start seeds indoors to give some of the plants a head start.  I live in Zone 5, so we are cooler a bit longer.  This year I am trying a hand full of new items.  Broccoli, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, cabbage, fennel, pak choy, leeks, okra, beets, and strawberry spinach.  I will also be trying out new varieties of what we plant every year, like tomatoes, beans, peas,  cucumbers, summer squash, winter squash, melon, carrots, kale, corn, eggplant, salad greens, onions, sweet peppers, hot peppers, radish, some new basils, and stevia.  I will finally be able to harvest my rhubarb, but I think my asparagus needs one more year.
I will post pics as the garden progresses this season.

Here is a snapshot of the beginning stages.

It is so exciting to see the start of our garden for this year.  It has been close to a week and we have this much growth.  There is still time to start your seed, but not much.

Here are the two companies we are ordering from this year, but there are many, many more.
http://rareseeds.com/
http://www.seedsavers.org
Happy planting!

Until Next Time,
Blair