Saturday (the 5th), Chuck refreshed a couple of beds with compost and planted 3 kinds of beets, carrots, turnips and a lettuce mix.

Kale, chard, Brussels sprouts, broccoli, arugula and cabbage were already started on August 15.

Almost all our seeds have come from Sow True Seeds or Southern Exchange Seed Exchange.  BUT, Chuck has started saving seeds.  So, I’m trying to make notes of what we have purchased so I can remember varieties later, because some have worked better for us than others.

The beet varieties are Chiogga (ST), Early Wonder (ST)  and Detroit Dark Red (ST) .

The turnip is White Egg (SESE).

Carrot is Danvers (SESE).

Brussels sprouts are Long Island Improved. (ST)

Leaf lettuce is Salad Bowl blend from Botanical Interests

Cabbage is Charleston Wakefield (ST).

We have Fordhook Giant (ST) Swiss Chard (and it really is giant.)

Kales are Dwarf Siberian (ST), Red Russian (ST)  and Lacinato/Dinosaur (SESE).

Brocollis are Umpqua and diCiccio (both SESE).

Cauliflower is Snowball, Self-Blanching (SESE).  I love cauliflower so we keep trying but it hasn’t been very successful in past years.

We have Baby Butternut winter squash (SESE) and Small Sugar pumpkins (ST) blooming now.

Spinachs will be Bloomsdale (SESE) and Winter Giant (ST).  Tat soi (High Mowing Organic Seeds) and mizuna (ST) are going in soon, too.