Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Vegetable List to ponder - Yum!


Spring/Summer Planting
Vegetable List

Arugula, Beets, Broccoli, Bush Beans, Cabbage, Carrots, Cauliflower, Chard, Cucumbers, Eggplant, Kale, Many kinds of Lettuce, Lettuce mix for cut & come again, Leeks, Mustard Greens Mix, Braising Greens Mix, Onions, Peas- Snow,Sugar & Shelling; Peppers- Hot, sweet, red, orange, yellow, green & mini; Pole Beans (and trellis), Potatoes ( red/new, yellow & fingerling), Spinach, Sorrel, Summer Squash- crook neck, pattipan, and raven; Tomatillo, Tomatoes- Paste, Cherries and slicers; Pumpkins-Racer—the perfect jack’o’lantern pumpkin, Rouge Vif d’Etampes— the “Cinderella” pumpkin for our favorite princesses, & Sugar Pie yum! Radishes, Winter Squash- Zeppelin Delicata, Butternut, Acorn, & Spaghetti.
Herb and Edible Flower List (annuals)
Basil- Genovese, Red Rubin, Mammoth, Thai; Borage, Cilantro/Coriander, Dill, Parsley, Calendula, Nasturtium, Sunflower.

And for returning farms - in addition to a cover crop of clover and other soil building plants- collards, Brussels sprouts, garlic, leeks and more.