Seed catalog

[Gardening with Rabbits]

@ninnymary ,

I'm like a puppy, Baker Creek is new so it scares me .

Steve

I noticed some of Baker Creek prices are going up, but I have not checked the other catalogs yet. One of the reasons I liked Baker Creek was the price and package sizes.

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I placed an order with Baker Creek. Verde De Taglio Swiss chard, Greyhound cabbage, Early Jersey Wakefield cabbage, King of the North Pepper, Japanese Giant Red Mustard Greens, Stuttgarter onions, Ailsa Craig onions.

 

[Pulsegleaner]

Just got my Ricter's Herbs two days ago. Some interesting stuff this year, though I still have to use the online one instead (the Seed Zoo isn't listed in the paper catalog)

 

[thistlebloom]

My Richters came two days ago also!

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

Has anybody tried Thelma squash? My friend in Kansas says they taste like mashed potatoes. Her family are eating them up. Editing to add that they taste like white potatoes she said, not sweet.

http://www.tradewindsfruit.com/thelma-sanders-sweet-potato-squash-seeds

 

[digitS']

I have not grown it, @Gardening with Rabbits but I will bump this back to the top.

I'm curious that your friend would describe this Cucurbita pepo as tasting like white potatoes. Tradewinds says it has "bright orange flesh." It isn't what I would expect from that color description. However, I haven't grown an acorn type for many years. It's because of a garden move.

I was happy with my acorns while I had one garden. Moving to another, I planted them again. They had the oddest flavor! I grew 3 different varieties over 3 years and - gave up.

Other squash tasted fine. What I'm thinking is that your friend's garden may well produce squash that are different from the catalog description ... altho Tw didn't describe the flavor Burpee attests to it tasting like "sweet potatoes," which would be more as expected.

Steve

 

[Gardening with Rabbits]

I have not grown it, @Gardening with Rabbits but I will bump this back to the top.

I'm curious that your friend would describe this Cucurbita pepo as tasting like white potatoes. Tradewinds says it has "bright orange flesh." It isn't what I would expect from that color description. However, I haven't grown an acorn type for many years. It's because of a garden move.

I was happy with my acorns while I had one garden. Moving to another, I planted them again. They had the oddest flavor! I grew 3 different varieties over 3 years and - gave up.

Other squash tasted fine. What I'm thinking is that your friend's garden may well produce squash that are different from the catalog description ... altho Tw didn't describe the flavor Burpee attests to it tasting like "sweet potatoes," which would be more as expected.

Steve

Well, I had all that wrong. She said like mashed sweet potatoes, but not as strong potato flavor, so I asked then a squash flavor? She said just good, so I am going to try it. I have not had good luck with winter squash, but I did with Delicata and really like them, but trying to cut them is something else. I may grow a couple of those this year.