I sat down with my seedbox and a brand new notebook, and wrote down everything I have now on hand, and also the year it was purchased. I am pleased to say that my seeds, for the most part, are newly purchased, and that I certainly have everything I need right now to have a fantastic garden this coming growing season. I think I will spend some money on better fencing and greenhouse materials this year, instead of seeds and plants.
I will be most anxious to see if the deer nibbling has destroyed the asparagus, etc. If they have destroyed things, I will be sure to have the fences in place BEFORE the planting this time. I found a variety of Winter Lettuce among my seeds, and have decided to plant some now and see how it does on the windowsill.
Should I list everything I have on hand? Why not. Beans, bush: pencil pod black wax, Vermont cranberry, Jung's tricolor, Jacob's cattle, tender green; Beans, pole: vigna yard long, Kentucky blue, Kentucky wonder wax, scarlet runner; Peas: Mr. big, Oregon sugar pod II, medium green improved. Squash: gray winter (from Jill), sweet meat, table queen ace, delicata (sweet potato), vegetable spaghetti, Lakota, eightball zucchini; Watermelon: pony yellow, sugar baby; Muskmelon: classic hybrid, Jenny Lind; Pumpkin: baby bear; Corn: NK199 (elephant ear), miracle hybrid bicolor, golden midget, yellow hybrid, golden bantam, Inca gold.
Brussels sprouts: jade cross hyb. - Broccoli: belstar hyb., Waltham - Cauliflower: amazing, snowball, broccoverde - Pak choi: brisk green - Cabbage, flowering: osaka mix - Cabbage: pinetree mix, ruby perfection - Eggplant: fairy tale - Cucumber: diva, Boothby's blonde, longfellow, national pickling, fancy green slicer - Peppers: beaver dam, red cheese, big red bell, jalapeno, corno di toro, kaleidoscope, California wonder, super chili - Beets: pinetree mix, Crosby's extra early, cylindra, early wonder - Celeriac: large prague - Turnip: golden ball.
Carrot: healthmaster, red cored chantenay, danvers - Radish: crimson giant, early scarlet globe, German giant parat, pinetree mix, French breakfast - Tomato: large red cherry, big beef hybrid, delicious, early big red, green zebra, groundcherry husk, jolly hybrid, sugar lump, sweet cluster, tip top, wonder light, yellow pear, pineapple, roma, Rutgers select - Greens: vitamin cooking, Oriental salad - Spinach: pinetree mix, tyee hybrid, hector, Indian summer - Cutting Celery: afina - Chard: bright lights, bright yellow - Mustard: tatsoi spoon - Kale: red Russian, wild mix - Lettuce: chicken and rabbit blend, winter mix, bon vivant, pinetree mix, little gem cos, iceberg - Strawberry: hanging basket type.
Sunflowers: giant sungold, sunny skies, ruby moon, pastiche, fantasia, bashful, tarahumara, elecampane - Nasturtium: gleam mix, tall climbing single, jewel mix - Calendula: radio extra, Pacific beauty mix, Indian prince - Marigold: tiger eyes, safari red - Sweet Annie - Pansy: strawberry sundae - Rudbeckia: rustic colors - Delphinium: Connecticut yankee - Morning Glory: heavenly blue - Nicotiana: only the lonely - Zinnia: giant cactus flowered mix - Aster: crego mix - Cosmos: sensation mix - Baby's Breath - Cut flower mix.
Oregano, Greek - Parsley; Italian flat leaf, dark green Italian - Dill; bouquet, Long Island mammoth, fernleaf - White Sage - Thyme - Catnip - Basil; sweet, lime, large leaf - Cilantro or coriander.
I won't be able to plant all the squashes, tomatoes and corn I have - unless some kind soul offers me a place where I can grow these things.