If you want some plants
then you should email me or IM me or something. If you’re in Seattle, I might trade for some plant you have too much of, or maybe something like fruit, wine, cheese or beer. If you’re further, maybe I can mail ‘em to you or something.
seeds
Red Russian Kale (’08, ’09) – I’m growing ’09′s now, and they seem good. Apparently the ’08 has a somewhat low germination rate.
I have a ton of the ’09 Red Russian kale. It seems to be fairly true so far.
I have some other kale growing in my garden now that may be a cross between lacinato and Red Russian. The leaves are rounded and a bit bumpy, like lacinato, but the ribs are purple and the leaves are not as dark as lacinato. This cross would be totally random, as I didn’t pay much attention to pollination and had both varieties blooming in the same garden.
Arugula (Eruca sativa) (‘08) – I have ‘08 seeds. Some are planted now. I’ll try to remember to post how they do.
Cherry Peppers (’07) – I’ve grown this line for at least three years. I have apparently been quite sloppy about saving them as I’m still using the ’07 seed. These do well enough in Seattle that you get fruit without row covers. The peppers are red when ripe with a rich flavor and somewhat spicy, but lose heat when cooked, so I prefer them in salads and sandwiches.
I do also have some Hungarian Hot Wax pepper seeds.
Scarlet Runner Beans (’09) – Vigorous climbing beans with flexible light requirements. Pod good fresh before the beans develop. Dried beans beautiful and tasty.
grown by Greg
Lincoln Leek (’09) – Seeds from the first leeks I’ve grown. I’m growing these seeds now. Germination went well.
Rainbow Swiss Chard (’08?) – I have some of this growing now, and it germinated fine. There’s lots more if you want some.
Welsh Poppy – Meconopsis cambrica. This is available as seeds or live plants. Whichever you want. It reseeds easily and has a perennial rootstock.
Foxglove – Digitalis purpurea. Also available as seeds (’09 I think) or plants. I recommend the seeds.
Annual Honesty – Lunaria annua. Actually a biennial and edible. Seeds (’09) or sprouts available.
Echium pininana – This is a huge biennial flower. In the second year it grows a flower stalk up to 15 feet high covered in small purple flowers. Bees love it. It is a spectacle. Seeds available.
live plants
Cyclamen - The corms are about the size of a garbanzo bean. I don’t know the exact species. I grew these from seed produced by cyclamen I planted in my yard. These haven’t flowered yet. Cyclamen supposedly grow best from fresh seeds, so I haven’t dried any seeds.
Russian Comfrey – Symphytum x uplandicum. This is hard to get rid of, so put it somewhere you want it to stay. It makes good compost and looks okay as long as you cut down the flowing stalks. Grows best from roots, which is what you’d get, though flower stalks can also take root.
