Today I placed my 2010 seed order...Because I have major OCD (self diagnosed of course) I like to have my order in early just in case there is a shortage of seeds (evermore the reason to SAVE SEEDS). Or at least that's what I tell myself. Maybe I just like having it checked off my list... one less thing to obsess over.
Last year I spent a total of $308 on seeds/plants. Which included vegetable seeds, garlic bulbs, onion bulbs, 20lbs of seed potatoes, 150 strawberry plants, 3 rhubarb plants, 3 artichoke plants, and a few heirloom tomato plants I picked up at the farmer's market. And after growing a little over 1,000lbs of produce it worked out to be about .33cents a lb for homegrown organic produce.
Plus, of course my time spent gardening... which I don't count... as gardening is my hobby...so all in all it works out to be a relative inexpensive hobby/to grow your own food if you ask me.
Because of all the leftover seed... next years "hobby" is going to cost me a grand total of $187 ($167 Seed Savers, and $20 Ed Hume).
Not bad... if you ask me. Plus I get to eat it all... and give some away too. Pretty Neat-O.
One of my gardening goals for next year is save more seeds... thus reducing my future seed orders even further.
I try to buy most of my seeds from Seed Savers.org... I like the idea that even though I may be paying a little more for my seeds... I am paying it forward in some small way.
Because I ordered an abundance of seeds last year... lucky me... I don't have to order so many this year. So without further ado... here is what I ordered for my 2010 garden.
Garlic Sampler
Yukon Gold Potatoes 5#
La Ratte Potatoes 2.5#
All Blue Potatoes 2.5#
All Red Potatoes 2.5#
1000 Green Arrow Peas
1lb Empress Beans
Carrots
Chives
Basil
I am also setting aside $20 for some additional seeds which I plan on buying from Ed Hume...
they usually go on sale in the local grocery at a 2 for 1 discount in early February. It's a local seed company that I like to support.
Here's what I'm buying from Ed...
Gold nugget squash, Kale, Pickles, Kohlrabi, Watermelon radish, Bok Choy, and Walla Walla Onions
Everything else I am planning on growing I already have in my super organized and chic seed box :)
However, I'm still on the lookout for the following seeds:
Pineapple Tomato and Soapwart.
If you find them somewhere... please let me know.
Last year I spent a total of $308 on seeds/plants. Which included vegetable seeds, garlic bulbs, onion bulbs, 20lbs of seed potatoes, 150 strawberry plants, 3 rhubarb plants, 3 artichoke plants, and a few heirloom tomato plants I picked up at the farmer's market. And after growing a little over 1,000lbs of produce it worked out to be about .33cents a lb for homegrown organic produce.
Plus, of course my time spent gardening... which I don't count... as gardening is my hobby...so all in all it works out to be a relative inexpensive hobby/to grow your own food if you ask me.Because of all the leftover seed... next years "hobby" is going to cost me a grand total of $187 ($167 Seed Savers, and $20 Ed Hume).
Not bad... if you ask me. Plus I get to eat it all... and give some away too. Pretty Neat-O.
One of my gardening goals for next year is save more seeds... thus reducing my future seed orders even further.
I try to buy most of my seeds from Seed Savers.org... I like the idea that even though I may be paying a little more for my seeds... I am paying it forward in some small way.
Because I ordered an abundance of seeds last year... lucky me... I don't have to order so many this year. So without further ado... here is what I ordered for my 2010 garden.Garlic Sampler
Yukon Gold Potatoes 5#
La Ratte Potatoes 2.5#
All Blue Potatoes 2.5#
All Red Potatoes 2.5#
1000 Green Arrow Peas
1lb Empress Beans
Carrots
Chives
Basil
I am also setting aside $20 for some additional seeds which I plan on buying from Ed Hume...
they usually go on sale in the local grocery at a 2 for 1 discount in early February. It's a local seed company that I like to support.
Here's what I'm buying from Ed...Gold nugget squash, Kale, Pickles, Kohlrabi, Watermelon radish, Bok Choy, and Walla Walla Onions
Everything else I am planning on growing I already have in my super organized and chic seed box :)However, I'm still on the lookout for the following seeds:
Pineapple Tomato and Soapwart.
If you find them somewhere... please let me know.
Lady, you've got it together. I just got my SSE catalog today in the mail. I couldn't open it. Save it, yes. Open it, no. It's too soon. Still a bit too soon for me. I need a good break in between:-).
ReplyDeleteGood luck on the seed saving venture, it can be a real hassle but well worth the effort in the end...the knowledge of how to do so alone makes it a worthy undertaking. We also use Ed Hume for certain seeds and have never once had any germination issues with any of their seeds. I bought my first Gold Nugget Squash seeds from them.
ReplyDeleteI can't believe that you are going to grow blue potatoes! That's just not normal...you realize this right? You may lose dinner guests with those kind of healthy colors.:) But they are so good.
.33¢ a pound does make growing your own food a worth while hobby doesn't it, and organic at that. Your veggies look fabulous!
You can either buy your soapwort from -www.thymegarden.com or send me an email and I will share some with you. Mine are the Saponaria officinalis variety.
I don't know about a source for seeds unless I collect them from the soapwort that is a WEED in our flower gardens and in the ditches all up and down the county roads around here. I tried making soap out of it, but used too much green - not enough root so it wasn't very soapy and smelled like boiled greens. I need to experiment more - appreciate the link.
ReplyDeleteHi Mavis! Just starting in on this gardening thing...I think you are doing great! What gorgeous looking strawberries!! I have only a small garden box so I will not produce as much as you...but you are inspiring! :)
ReplyDeleteBlessings,
Camille
Thyhand... now I can relax... I've placed my order and don't have to think about it until Feb. 1st when I start my indoor seedlings :)
ReplyDeleteMr. H...Who doesn't like a blue potato :) And free soapwort seeds... are you kidding me? I have some long Island Cheese Pumpkin seeds I can trade you.
Stephanie: I'm excited to try the soapwort as shampoo and to wash the clothing... I bet even Olivia Walton used it :) I'm sure you'll spend hours over at Mr. H's site....it's very informative!
Camille: I've learned you only have to buy strawberries once... because they spread so quickly... in a year or two you'll have enough to make jam :)
Thanks for the encouragement...I would love it if my whole box was full of just strawberries! :)
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