# Hooray! The seeds are here! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [December 15, 2008, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292 "2008-12-15T20:56:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![StinkyBurrito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b9e5f3/32.png) [@StinkyBurrito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StinkyBurrito)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/21 "2008-12-16T17:18:04Z")
> [@Acid\_Lamp](#): > > In orlando, we only get a few actual freeze nights a year. Rarely does the cold weather persist long enough to chill the ground, so all you have to deal with is cool weather in the 50’s-60’s occasionally. I hate you. [This](http://www.lynsfibertofabric.com/catalog/images/mitten%20pic.jpg) is me flicking you off. 😉 Brrrrrrrrrrrr. I started a garden for the first time this last summer. It was a lot of fun and yes, I have been looking through all the seed catalogs already picking out what I want to grow and planning how I want to lay things out this year. It’s like an addiction or something - a great, fun, and useful hobby to have. ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/22 "2008-12-16T17:19:31Z")
You’re pushin’ too hard… ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 16, 2008, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/23 "2008-12-16T17:25:09Z")
I’d gladly trade with you. We don’t get any real change of seasons down here, and it is oppressively hot most of the year. I don’t mind the cold and snow much and the seasonal changes make the annual garden that much more enjoyable IMHO. As soon as we are able to, we are moving up into the temperate zone. ---
**Author:** ![robz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@robz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/24 "2008-12-20T05:38:31Z")
My seed order for FEDCO Provider Bush Green Bean Bush Blue Lake Green Bean Kentucky Wonder Pole Bean Vermont Cranberry Dry Bean Cannellini Dry Bean Spring Treat swt corn Serindipity swt corn Pennsylvania Dutch Butter Flavored Popcorn Abenaki Calais Flint OG dry field corn Sugar snap pea Marketmore cucumber Burgess Buttercup winter squash Waltham butternut winter squash Space spinach Summer Lettuce mix Rutgers tomato Garderners delight cherry tomato Amish Paste tomato Brocade Marigolds Jewel mix Nastrium Mammouth Gray Stipe Sunflower Early Girl Tomato Plus I ordered some more heirloom tomatos from Totally Tomatoes but did not write down what I ordered ( Brandywine & others). Will also be ordering some spuds, onions, & garlic from the MAINE POTATO LADY. BZ from the Tropic of NE Pa ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/25 "2008-12-20T05:49:28Z")
> [@robz](#): > > My seed order for FEDCO > … > Space spinach > … What’s space spinach? Spinach for small spaces or spinach from outer space? ---
**Author:** ![Kythereia](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/e8c25b/32.png) [@Kythereia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kythereia)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 5:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/26 "2008-12-20T05:53:24Z")
_drools in envy over all your gardens_ If I wanted to plant a very small window garden–lots of light (about half of it natural), fresh air, regular watering–what would you guys recommend? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/27 "2008-12-20T11:34:00Z")
I will most likely have another garden this coming summer (and unlike you Floridians, this Hoosier will have to wait a couple more months to get started). Can anyone suggest an on-line source for seeds? My choice around here isn’t _too_ bad, but there are a few things I just can’t seem to find. My choices for next summer: Spinach (I want to grow a _lot_ of this, need lots o’ seeds!) Radish (I need a lot of these, too) Beet Turnip Green beans Wax beans Yellow beans Burgundy beans Cucumbers Red bell peppers Orange bell peppers Yellow bell peppers Potatoes Onions Bok choy (I could not find this last year) Indian corn (new - I think my birds will love it) Carrots (new for this year - I’m thinking a short variety would work best for me) That’s actually a large variety of things for a small garden, but I like variety and I have found that planting several varieties increases my chances of having a good harvest of at least one of them. For the potatoes, I might just cut up a sprouted one from the store - we did that at least once when I was a kid with good results, and since I’m not planting a half acre of spuds that might work best. The dandelions, bless 'em, provide for themselves. I got a pound and a half last spring. Mmmm… yum! Ideally, I’d like to choose somewhat how much of a type of seed I buy, and my budget is very, very limited. I have some year-old leftovers which I will use, which will help. I’m sort of wondering if I’d be better off just buying some already-started pepper plants - the ones I tried from see last year either didn’t come up or were eaten by the cucumbers. Peppers are something I find difficult to grow. I don’t know if it’s me or if they actually are that delicate. ---
**Author:** ![Harmonious\_Discord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/74df32/32.png) [@Harmonious\_Discord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harmonious_Discord)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 12:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/28 "2008-12-20T12:28:24Z")
USA seed companies selling direct to consumer: [Gurney’s](http://gurneys.com/default.asp?splid=SPLID02&eid=081506&sid=506238&gclid=CKfa9ICsvpcCFQ8Qagod0GihTQ&bhcd2=1229775073) [Jung](http://www.jungseed.com/) [Burpee](http://www.burpee.com/) [Park Seed](http://www.parkseed.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/StoreCatalogDisplay?catalogId=10066&storeId=10101&langId=-1&mainPage=page1) [Harris Seeds](http://www.harrisseeds.com/storefront/default.aspx) [American Seed](http://www.americanseedco.com/mp_includes/body.asp) ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/29 "2008-12-20T13:56:44Z")
We have sprouts! The first to come up were the sugar peas, followed by a few of the fava beans, and then the squash, and one of the melons. The rest have yet to make an appearance, though i expect to see them when we return from the holidays. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/30 "2008-12-20T15:44:44Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > I will most likely have another garden this coming summer (and unlike you Floridians, this Hoosier will have to wait a couple more months to get started). Can anyone suggest an on-line source for seeds? My choice around here isn’t _too_ bad, but there are a few things I just can’t seem to find. > > … I used Park Seed, I got a free gift of the pack of Pearl Cucumbers with my order. Harmonius Discord’s post has a link for them. They seem to have a huge variety of stuff, except for my yardlong beans. ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/31 "2008-12-20T15:49:31Z")
Update: I went to water the trays down, and the Black Krim Tomatoes are up. I’d swear they weren’t when I posted a few hours ago. Also a few of the Ideal market beans have popped up, and the scarlet runners seem to be coming along as well. I hope they’ll be alright for a few days alone. ---
**Author:** ![robz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@robz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/robz)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2008, 7:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/32 "2008-12-20T19:46:25Z")
FEDCO seed cat pg 43 2510SP Space (37 days) F-1 hybrid. The Russians won phase one of the space race with their 1957 launch of Sputnik. Space won the spinach race with its spectacular 2005 launch in our catalog. We sell over 3,500 packets per year. Space may be at the final frontier of spinach breeding. As one trialer put it, “Along with Olympia it dusted all the others.” Space produces the kind of vigorous big thick wavy mostly smooth slightly savoyed leaves that market growers love and restaurant chefs adore. Sown at normal spring-planting time it will stand at least two weeks. Vigorous at all times, it was the quickest to mature from a fall planting. “Space overwintered here in Zone 6 (minimum temperature –8°F) without any cover I think,” says David Carr from Port Treverton, PA. Upright growth results in good clean dark-green leaves with a juicy sweet taste. Resistant to DM1,2,3. ❄ ➃ A=1/4oz, $1.00 B=1/2oz, $1.80 C=1oz, $3.00 D=4oz, $6.00 > [@Wile\_E](#): > > What’s space spinach? Spinach for small spaces or spinach from outer space? ---
**Author:** ![Acid\_Lamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Acid\_Lamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acid_Lamp)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2008, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292/33 "2008-12-29T02:13:43Z")
update: Most of the sprouts have gone into the ground today and are chugging away happily. I still have a few rows to dig, but the plants going in them could use the extra tray time anyway. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hooray-the-seeds-are-here/477292.md?page=1)