The Seed Inventory

I thought that before I start seeds I should take a little bit of inventory as to what I have, what I want to eat this summer, and how much of it I actually want to grow. With my new apartment I have a drastic reduction in the amount of space I have therefore I am either going to need to buy more of what I eat at a farmers' market, CSA, or Kroger or find an alternative planting spot to my current residence.

So lets start with my seed inventory:

Flowers: California Poppy (Orange); American Seed

Impatiens (mixed color); American SeedMarigold; Harvested from Wilmington College Community Garden 2010

Zinnia (mixed color); American Seed

Veggies:

Beets (Detroit dark-red); Burpee Signature
Beets (Detroit dark-red); Burpee Signature

Broccoli; American Seed
Brussel Sprouts; Ferry-Morse

Bush beans (white); local Wilmington farmerCabbage; American Seed

Carrots (Darvers); Livingston Seed

Chives; Horticultural products and services

Celery; Ferry-Morse

Leek; Ferry-Morse

Lettuce (Black Seeded Simpson); Livingston Seed

Lettuce (ButterCrunch); Livingston Seed

Lettuce (Iceburg); Buzzy Seeds

Lettuce (Mesclun); Burpee Signature

Lettuce (Parris Island Romaine); Livingston Seed

Spinach; Burpee Signature
Sweet Pepper (Green); Buzzy Seeds
Sweet Pepper (Red, Quadrato Rosso D'Asti); Ohio Heirloom Seeds
Swiss Chard (Ruby Red) ; Burpee Signature
Radish (Cherry Bell); Swindler & Son Florists, Wilmington, OH
Radish (Early Scarlet Globe); Livingston Seed
Spinach (Bloomsdale Long Standing); Livingston Seed

Tomato (Peppermint); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Beefsteak); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (Alicante); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (Beauty); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (New Zealand Pink Pear); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (Old Wyandotte); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Boondocks); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (Mrs Houseworth); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest
Tomato (Ivory Queen); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Tlacolula Ribbed); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Japanese Oxheart); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Tangella); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Wonder Light); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Tomato (Long Season Peach); Gary Ibsen's Tomatofest

Turnip (Purple Top White Globe); Livingston Seed

Almost all of these seeds I was lucky enough to have given to me while I worked with Grow Food, Grow Hope in Wilmington. Of course that also makes them quite a few months old and have been through a move, a new apartment, and stored in my basement so I'm not sure how viable many of them are going to be. But I'm certainly ready to find out!

What is everyone looking to grow this season?

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After more time than I ever intended on dedicated to creating the list, blog, and ticker that has accompanied this 101 in 1001 I am finally finished. As you have seen, the bolded items are the categories, and the items that are NOT pink (in this case I believe we'll let them all be purple, because its a nice match, are the items that are finished. Today's one and only item (and the motivation for FINALLY getting this up) is Emma, a great book. I watched the movie with Megan before leaving for France so I knew what was going to happen. Now I'm sitting here dreaming of my own Mr. Knightley, but where I will find him I have no idea. Let me know if you find any men as perfect, graceful, handsome, and amazing as Mr. Knightley for me.

(Re) Chic