Sunday, February 20, 2011

catalogs

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I'm trying to limit myself to just a few more packets of seeds. I placed an order from Johnny's yesterday. Carrots, squash, parsnips, etc. And I've circled a bunch of things from the Kitazawa catalog. So many seeds, so little space.... My son has been asking me several times now to please grow popcorn again this year. How can I refuse? He says it tastes much better than anything we've been able to buy. He's a real connoisseur! I don't know where I will find space - popcorn needs at least 4 x 4 feet. I'll have to look at my garden diagram again and see what I can leave out. I shouldn't buy any more seeds.

13 comments:

Dirt Gently said...

Jealous you can order from Kitazawa ... they don't ship to Canada :( What've you got circled from them?

dheckert said...

Ah, but so much in that Kitazawa catalogue sounds so amazing! Good luck saying no!

kathy said...

Let's see, what's circled in my Kitazawa catalog?

Tankuro Edamame,
Orient Wonder yard long beans,
Kyoto red carrots,
Green Lance hybrid Chinese broccoli,
Mini kisaku 50 hybrid Chinese cabbage,
Sooyow nishiki cucumber
Kamo eggplant,
Tiger hybrid eggplant,
Dwarf pak choi 4" hybrid.

Less than 10 things. Maybe I will go ahead.

kathy said...

I do need to order a few seed potatoes. I should do that soon so I get the varieties I want. I think 3 varieties will be good this year. I have 5 two years ago and 4 last year. I think a Russet, a red, and something else (blue?).

Sue said...

Order the seeds......you wouldn't want to regret what you didn't grow, now would you?
There's ALWAYS room for ONE more thing........
:)

Debbie said...

Order the seeds, they will keep until next year if you run out of room! ;)

Potted Farm said...

Seed catalogs are so dangerous! Glad I'm not the only one with eyes bigger than the space I have available. Makes me want to leave the city and go buy acres and acres and just have a giant garden.

kathy said...

Great help you all are in keeping my seed collection under control!

biobabbler said...

A very difficult thing, limiting one's seed purchases. They are such small packets packed with so much hope and promise and impending excitement. =)

earlsnowdrop said...

I'm trying potatoes for the first time this year. I've decided to do a vertical planting. Have you used this method?

Lynne K. said...

I am working on trying to grow seeds cooperatively with gardeners I know in the local area. Central MA. Anyone have experience w/ this?

Codrina said...

I love your garden....
Codrina

Gardener on Sherlock Street said...

I do not have space to grow popcorn but I remember planting it with my dad growing up. Your son is right. I still remember that as the best popcorn ever!