seed time

Shortest day has been and gone and I'm getting twitchy on the seed front. I've been looking at NZ seed catalogues online this evening and have also brought my seed box in from the shed. But before I tally what I already have, I have to share this picture which I found on the Koanga site.

This might be what you were referring to Nikki?


It is called Kale Lacinato. It doesn't look as big as the Cavolo Nero (walking stick cabbage) which in pictures which I've seen looks similar in leaf characteristics. I might just have to get Red Russian Kale and Kale Lacinato.

Here, for the purposes of harnessing my overly grand buying plans, is a list of the vegetable seeds I already have packets of.
Arugula
Beetroot chioggia
Broad beans exhibition long pod
Broccoli purple sprouting early
Bean borlotto fire tongue
Celery for cutting
Corn salad Verte de Cambrai
Carrot Touchon
Carrot White Belgian
Chicory Red Verona
Florence Fennel Romanesco
Kale Squire
Leek Carentan Giant

Mesclun lettuce mix

Mesclun organic salad mix

Mizuna

Onion White Welsh

Onion Red Brunswick

Pak choi Cash F1

Pumpkin Austrian Oil Seed

Radish gourmet blend

Beet bright lights

Beet Argentata

Tomato Sungold F1

Tomato Rainbow Blend mixture

Hmm, 25 packets of seed. I don't think we will starve even if we end up with no seed buying budget whatsoever. But I do have a few more things to add. Kale as aforementioned, plus a couple of varieties of zucchini, at least one more (primarily for eating the flesh kind) pumpkin, some peas, and some different tomatoes. Oh and more beans. I've reigned myself in on the onion experimentation front for the meantime. Some of the packets above served us well last year while others disappeared into ungerminated never never land.

Heavens knows where I'll fit them all. This doesn't include my herb list. I do covet a few flowers, but they are lower on my list and some may fall off.