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Here's the list for 2010. I haven't input some of the descriptions but it still gives you an idea of the range of items that we'll plant. I don't promise to get them all in the ground because there are over 210 items listed and I haven't even bought the potatoes yet. I also didn't update the garlic - there are 4 varieties planted in the front garden, waiting for the snow to melt.

You may ask, why so many varieties? Well, sometimes we'll have a package that has a lot of duds in it (seeds don't germinate) or sometimes one variety will do better than another a specific year (lots of heat or humidity or rain or whatever...this is MI, right?). So, I like to plant a variety to increase the odds that at least one or two varieties will be good producers. Also, just because it's planted, doesn't mean we'll harvest a ton of any one item. Sometimes the weather isn't right for a veggie (last year was cold so things like okra, eggplant, etc., that like heat, took longer to mature).

I'm starting a lot of seeds in advance this year. If anyone wants to babysit a flat or two, please let me know. We don't have a greenhouse and plants like peppers, tomatoes, eggplant, etc. need to be kept warm.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for this year's crop!

Please review the list. If you notice something is missing, I'm happy to plant it. Also, if you're a member and absolutely know that you won't eat a certain item, please let me know. If enough of you dislike an item, I'll plant less of it.

Also, you'll notice quite a few flowers. Some of them need to be planted indoors in order to have blooms by July or August. Hopefully I'll get this done but, if not, there may be fewer flowers or they'll mature later.

	Arugula	Italian Rustic	Seeds of Change -	“Deeply cut, narrow leaves are slightly smaller than garden Arugula with a somewhat sharper flavor.”
	Arugula	Rocket	Fedco – organic	47 days
	Arugula	Sputnik	Seeds of Change	4 – 7” plant height. A mild flavored, very fast growing Arugula. It has a wide diversity of leaf shapes ranging from smooth, strap leaves to finely cut and lobed leaves. Direct seed every 1 – 3 weeks for successive harvests.
	Bean	Black Kabouli Garbanzo Bean	Fedco - organic	115 days
	Bean	Fortex – Pole snap bean	Johnny’s	Pole green bean, 60 days
	Bean	Kentucky Wonder	Fedco	Pole Bean, 68 days
	Bean	Northeaster	Johnny’s	Pole green bean, 56 days
	Beets	Chioggia	Johnny’s Seeds - organic
	Beets	Chioggia	Seeds of Change
	Beets	Detroit Red	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Beets	Early Wonder	Livingston Seed	Grows well in both fall and spring plantings. 55 days. Will grow to the size of a baseball but are best harvested the size of a golfball.
	Broccoli	Arcadia	Fedco	94 days
	Broccoli	Fiesta	Fedco – organic	86 days
	Broccoli	Waltham	Seeds of Change	“Compact and stocky, with dark, blue-green heads and large crops of side shoots. Tolerant of short dry spells and chilly fall weather. The best variety for late summer/fall harvest. Grown since 1951.”
	Broccoli	Windsor	Fedco	75 days
	Broccoli -	Early Green	Seeds of Change	Short season variety yields a large tight head followed by an abundance of succulent side shoots until a hard freeze.
	Broccoli -	Nutri-Bud	Seeds of Change	“This nutritious selection is unusually high in free glutamine which is one of the building blocks of protein, a primary energy source of the brain and a major healing nutrient. It has a large central head with medium-sized side shoots on vigorous and attractive plants.”
	Broccoli - (partial packet)	Broccoli Raab	Seeds of Change	“Tender young leaves and stems form small florets with a mild flavor reminiscent of broccoli and turnip. A good source of protein as well as many vitamins and minerals.”
.	Brussels Sprouts	Long Island	Seed Savers Exchange	“…succulent and tender when steamed. Best for late fall and winter harvests as light frosts improve the flavor.”
	Cabbage	Early Jersey Wakefield	Fedco	63 days
	Cabbage	Famosa - organic	Johnny’s	Savoy Cabbage, 75 days
	Cabbage	Ruby Perfection	Fedco	85 days
	Cabbage	Premium Late Flat	Seed Savers Exchange
	Carrot	Imperator	Livingston Seed	7 - 8" long.
	Carrot	Nelson F1	Johnny’s	56 days
	Carrot	Sugarsnax	Johnny’s	68 days
	Celeriac	Brilliant	Johnny’s
.	Chard	Argentata	Fedco	55 days
	Chard	Bright Lights	Fedco	56 days
.	Chard	Fordhook Giant	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Chard	Ruby Red Rhubarb	Fedco – organic	59 days
	Chinese Cabbage	Pac Choi	Johnny’s	50 days
	Chinese Cabbage	Tatsoi	Fedco – organic	45 days
	Chinese Cabbage - '09/10	Snowman Baby Bok Choy	New Dimension Seed	“Produces tender baby bok choy with thick white stems and dark green leaves. The stems are extra crunchy with great texture.” Fall crop
	Collards - '09/10		Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Cucumber	Adam F-1	Seeds of Change
	Cucumber	General Lee Slicing	Fedco	66 days
	Cucumber	Marketmore 76	Johnny’s - Organic	American Slicing Cuke -
	Cucumber -	Pickles	Passed down from Uncle Tom – Ohio
	Eggplant	Galine	Fedco	72 days
	Eggplant	Pingtung Long	Fedco	58 days
	Eggplant	Rosa Bianca	Fedco – organic	88 days
	Eggplant	Rosita	Fedco – organic	84 days
	Kale	Lacinato	Seed Savers Exchange - organic
	Kale - '09/10	Siberian Improved	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Kohlrabi	Early White Vienna	Fedco	58 days
	Kohlrabi	Gigante	Fedco	130 days
	Kohlrbi -	Early White Vienna	Ferry Morse	“Easily grown for its white-fleshed swollen stem which resembles an above-ground turnip. Crisp, mild-flavored and tender “bulbs” are high in vitamin C.” Cook as you would turnips; a few tender leaves add flavor to steamed roots.” We eat these fresh with a little salt and/or lime juice. Frost improves flavor.
	Leek	King Richard	Fedco – organic	75 days
	Leeks	Scotland	Seeds of Change	8 – 10” stems. Hardy and short shanked with a nice flavor and texture. Good overwintering variety. Transplant seedlings 10 – 12 weeks old or when pencil thick. Bury seedlings 4 – 6” deep to blanch shanks.
	Lettuce	Anuenue	Fedco organic	72 days
	Lettuce	Black Seeded Simpson	Purchased in bulk from Downtown Home and Garden	Green leaf lettuce
	Lettuce	Buttercrunch Bibb	Fedco	50 days
	Lettuce	Green Oakleaf Galisse MT0	Johnny’s
	Lettuce	Green Oakleaf, Royal Oak	Johnny’s Seeds
	Lettuce	Lettuce Gourmet Blend	Burpee Organic	20% each of: Grand Rapids, Salad Bowl, Red Salad Bowl, Oakleaf and Prizeleaf Lettuces
	Lettuce	Merlot	Fedco – organic	32 – 60 days
	Lettuce	Mesclun mix	Fedco	30 – 68 days
	Lettuce	Monet's Garden Musclun	Renee's Garden	Includes vivid leaf lettuces, crisp French batavian, baby romaine and frilly bright crinkle lettuce.
60.	Lettuce	Redina	Seeds of Change	Red leaf lettuce
	Melon	Cream of Saskatchewan	Fedco	80 days
	Melon	Cream of Saskatchewan	Fedco	80 days
	Melon	Galia F1	Seeds of Change	2 ½ - 3 lb. fruit. This classic Galia melon has aromatic, sweet green flesh. Round, heavily netted fruits. Powdery mildew tolerant. Full slip.
	Melon	Rocky Ford	Seeds of Change
	Melon	Sugar Baby	Fedco – organic	Little but mighty. Weighing about 8 - 10 lbs. and measuring 6 - 8" in diameter. Has been grown successfully on a trellis. Harvest when the bottom is a good yellow color and the "durlicue" where the melon attaches to the stem dries up as the melon ripens.
	Mustard	Southern Giant Curled	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Okra	Clemson Spineless	Purchased in bulk from Downtown Home and Garden	We like pickled Okra as well as fried Okra.
	Okra	Millionaire F1	Johnny’s
	Okra	Red Burgundy	Seed Savers
	Onion	Mini Purplette	Seeds of Change
	Onion	Olympic	Johnny’s	Yellow Storage Onion – 88 days
	Onion	Parade Bunching F1	Seeds of Change	8 – 11 in. plant height. Hardy Biennial. This variety has dark green foliage, is vigorous and very uniform, and has a mild, pleasing onion flavor.
	Onion	Redwing	Fedco	116 days
	Pea	Coral Shell	Fedco	53 days
	Pea	Green Arrow Shell	Fedco – Organic	65 days, grow on fence
	Pea	Lincoln Shell	Fedco	70 days, climber
	Pea	Snow/Sugar Snow	Johnny’s	60 days
	Pea	Sugar Snap Pea	Bulk seed from Dexter Mill	Pole pea
	Pepper	Aji Colorado Chile	Seeds of Change	Brilliant red-orange, mildly hot and spicy chile from the Andes. Unique pumgent flavor for sauces and soups.
	Pepper	Alma Paprika	Seed Savers Exchange
	Pepper	Ancho/Poblano	Seeds of Change	One of the most popular dishes in Mexico, this mildly hot, blocky pepper is widely used in rellenos and mole. Known as Poblano when fresh, Ancho when dried.
	Pepper	Aurora	Seed Savers Exchange – organic	Heat 3
	Pepper	Fatalii	Seed Savers	Hat 5, good for containers
	Pepper	Hinkelhatz	Seed Savers Exchange – organic	Heat 4
	Pepper	Hungarian Hot Wax Chile	Seeds of Change	Dependable and productive northern variety ...Short, stocky plants produce upright fruits that become extremely hot when ripened to deep orange-red.
	Pepper	Jimmy Nardello’s	Seed Savers Exchange	Sweet
	Pepper	King of the North	Seed Savers Exchange	Sweet
	Pepper	Pimiento - L Sweet Pepper	Seeds of Change	Large, thick-walled, heart-shaped fruits are very sweet and mild. Vigorous, upright plants produce dark green fruits that mature to bright red.
	Pepper	Red Ruffled Pimiento Sweet	Seeds of Change	Clusters of 8 – 10 thick-walled, juicy pimientos per plant. Fruits are flattened globes with gentle lobing. Green when immature, cherry red when ripe.
	Pepper	Sweet Chocolate	Seed Savers Exchange – organic
	Pepper	Tangerine Pimiento Sweet Pepper	Seeds of Change	Our earliest maturing pimiento sweet pepper. Round to slightly flattened, these gently lobed fruits ripen to a sunny tangerine color. The fruit's thick-walled, juicy flesh is delicious eaten fresh.
	Pepper	Thai	Seed Savers Exchange	Heat 4
	Pepper	Wenk’s Yellow Hots	Seed Savers Exchange – organic
	Pepper	Wisconsin Lakes	Seed Savers Exchange	Sweet
	Potato		To be purchased (4 – 6types)
	Pumpkin	Connecticut Field	Burpee's Heirlooms	Classic halloween pumpkin, 15 - 25 lbx., 12 - 20" in diameter with sweet, deep yellow flesh that is ideal for pies or canning. 120 days.
	Pumpkin	Jack O Lantern	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill
	Pumpkin	Small sweet Sugar Pie	Purchased in bulk from Dexter Mill	Keeps for a few months. Very sweet. Good for pies or a side dish at dinner.
	Radish	French Breakfast	Seeds of Change, Heirloom	2 – 3” x 1” root. May be sequentially planted and harvested all summer long.
	Radish	Hailstone	Seeds of Change
	Radish	Rudolf	Seeds of Change
	Radish-	Ivory Daikon Radish (hybrid)	New Dimension Seed	“An oriental radish with large elongated root. Produces a white cylindrical, 14 – 18” long radish with a smooth skin. Average weight is 3 lbs. Makes excellent radish-slaw.”
	Radish -	Cherry Belle	Bought in bulk from Downtown Home and Garden	Small round radish, ready in 21 days!
	Radish -	French Breakfast	Ferry Morse	“Crisp, colorful radishes treasured among salad gourmets. Beautiful bicolor of scarlet with white tips add a splash of color to salads. More Old-World radish flavor than traditional radishes”
	Rutabaga	American Purple Top	Ferry Morse	“An old-time variety that remains popular for the flavor it adds to winter meals. Wonderful roasted, mashed or in a mix sautéed with carrots, turnips and broccoli. Roots are purple-shouldered with firm, yellow flesh. Can be stored for several months.”
	Salsify		To be purchased
	Shallot	Ambition F1	Seeds of Change	Hot. 72 days., 3” fruit
	Spinach	New Zealand	Seed Savers Exchange
	Spinach	Smooth Leaf Emu F1	Johnny’s
	Spinach	Space	Fdco	37 days
	Spinach - '09/'10	Bloomsdale	Bulk seed from Dexter Mill
	Summer Squash	Bush Baby Zucchini	Johnny’s	49 days
	Summer Squash	Cosata Romanesco – Zucchini	Johnny’s
	Summer Squash	Patty Pan Starship F1	Johnny’s	“Excellent taste whether sliced, shredded or prepared your favorite way.”
	Summer Squash	Round Eight Ball F1	Johnny’s
	Summer Squash	Tigress Zucchini	Johnny’s	50 days
	Summer Squash	Zephyr -	Johnny’s	Yellow with green stripes, 54 days
	Summer Squash - '09/10	Black Beauty Zucchini	Ferry Morse – organic	“A zucchini squash that is delicious when sliced and served fresh, fried, steamed or simmered. Dark green fruits with creamy white flesh are best when 6 to 8 inches long. High in vitamin A.”
	Summer Squash - '09/10	Cozelle Bush Zuchinni	Ferry Morse	Fruits mature to 18 - 24" long but are most tender when 8" long. High in vitamin A and low in calories.
	Summer Squash - '09/10	Dixie Hybrid	Ferry Morse	“A hybrid yellow summer crookneck…Fruits are shiny lemon yellow, uniform and tastiest when 4 to 6 inches long. Low in calories and a good source of vitamin A.”
	Summer Squash - '09/10	Early Prolific Straightneck	Ferry Morse	“This exceptionally productive variety of summer squash bears fruits that can be eaten when 4 to 12 inches long. High in vitamin A.”
	Summer Squash - '09/10	Yellow Crookneck	Ferry Morse & Livingston Seed	High in vitamin A. Eat young fruit when 4 - 8" long.
	Tomato	Amana Orange – Heirloom	Seeds of Change	12 – 16 oz. fruits. “A beautiful, low acid addition to the tomato patch, originally from the Amana Colonies in Iowa. With flavor packed, meaty orange flesh, this is our orange version of the heirloom Brandywine that will cover a full piece of bread on your open-face tomato sandwich.”
	Tomato	Aunt Ruby’s German Green	Seed Savers Exchange	Ark
	Tomato	Beefsteak	Purchased from Esther Kapp – AA Farmer’s Market	Good slicer, reliable produce of large, tasty tomatoes.
	Tomato	Brandywine - Heirloom	Purchased from Esther Kapp – AA Farmer’s Market	Heirloom red tomato – good slicer
	Tomato	Cherokee Purple	Seed Savers Exchange	Ark
	Tomato	Dr. Wyche’s Yellow	Seed Savers Exchange
	Tomato	Early Girl	Purchased from Esther Kapp – AA Farmer’s Market	Good slicer, reliable produce of large, tasty tomatoes
	Tomato	German Pink	Seed Savers Exchange	Ark
	Tomato	Green Sausage	Seed Savers Exchange
	Tomato	Kellogg’s Breakfast	Seed Savers Exchange
	Tomato - '10	Martian Giant	Seeds of Change	7 – 12 oz. fruits. “Rich, smooth flavor and perfect acid/sweet balance in a medium-sized beefsteak tomato. An exceptional fresh slicer. Extremely productive plants produce up to 50 tomatoes each. Trellis for highest quality fruit.”
	Tomato - '10	Mortgage Lifter	Ferry Morse - Heirloom Seeds	...huge tomatoes that reach more than 2 pounds and are very meaty with few seeds. Indeterminate vines.
	Tomato - '10	Peron Sprayless	Seeds of Change	6 - 8 oz. fruits. Introduced from South America in 1951, this flavorful, prolific, mid-season variety bears firm, vitamin rich, crack resistant fruit late into the season. Indeterminate variety needs trellising.
	Tomato	Red Calabash – Heirloom	Seeds of Change	2-3 oz. fruit. “Delicious, thin-skinned, ruffled fruit may have come from Chiapas State in Mexico. Documented as the variety in a 1793 painting by Raphael Paele in Pennsylvania. The small fruits look like miniature beefsteak tomatoes.”
	Tomato - '10	San Marzano	The Cook's Garden	We use these for canning and to make sauces, catsup, etc.
	Tomato	Sheboygan	Seed Savers Exchange
	Tomatoes	Cherry	2 or 3 varieties
	Turnip	Hakurei F1 – Hybrid	Johnny’s Seeds	These sweet, summer turhips with very tender, delicious greens are easy to grow.The mild flavor of the roots and greens lends a nice touch to summer soups, salads and steamed or sautéed vegetables. Best when under 2” in diameter.
	Turnip	Purple Top White Globe	Seeds of Change
	Winter Squash	Blue Hubbard	Fedco	100 days
	Winter squash	Green Acorn	Johnny’s Seeds
	Winter Squash	Lady Godiva	Seed Savers Exchange	Spedivically grown for its naked, hulless, greenish seeds. Seeds are nutritious and rich in protein, great roasted or raw. Flesh is not suitable for eating, but they do make nice Jack-O-Land\terns. 90 – 100 days.
	Winter Squash	Spaghertti	Johnny’s Seeds
	Winter Squash	Spaghetti	Fedco	88 days
	Winter Squash	Waltham Butternut	Fedco – organic	105 days
	Winter squash - '09/10	Green Acorn	Johnny’s Seeds	To dry and toughen skin, expose fruits to the sun for 5 - 10 days, covering at night when frost is expected.
	Winter Squash - '09/10	Blue Hubbard	Johnny's Seeds
	Winter Squash - '09/10	Waltham Butternut	Ferry Morse - 1 1/2 packs	“Its sweet, dry, orange colored flesh makes it ideal for baking, as well as for pies. Very productive. High in vitamin A.”
	Herb	Basil - Genovese & Sweet Italian	Ferry Morse Organic & NK	This large leaf type originated in Italy where it was selected for its flavor in making pesto. These productive plants belong in every herb garden.
	Herb	Basil – Italian Large Leaf	Johnny’s
	Herb	Basil – Lettuce Leaf	Seeds of Change, Heirloom	Great pesto variety because of its abundant yield of large, fragrant leaves. Has the largest leaf of any basil. Cultivated since the late 1800’s. Spicy flowers are edible.
	Herb	Bergamot	Saved from last year's Seeds of Change plants
	Herb	Calendula – Kablouna Mix - Medicinal	Saved from last year's Seeds of Change plants	“Mixture of gold, orange and lemon polypetalled blooms, some with radiant dark centers. …edible and cut flower, it blooms from early summer and survives substantial frosts.”
	Herb	Chives	Fedco organic
	Herb	Chives	Fedco
	Herb	Cilantro	Seeds of Change, heirloom	Fresh leaves are great in salsa and the dried seed (coriander) is an essential ingredient in East Indian Cooking
	Herb	Cilantro - '10	Seeds of Change	A fast groiwng herb cultivated widely for centuries. Fresh leaves are great in salsa and the dried seed (coriander) is an essential ingredient in East Indian cooking.
	Herb	Cilantro – Caribe	Fedco – Organic
	Herb	Dill	Seeds saved from previous year’s crop	Along with it’s value as an herb, it is a good trap plant for tomato worms
	Herb	Dill – Bouquet	Fedco – organic
	Herb	Dill – Vierling	Johnny’s
	Herb	Fennel- Perfection Fennel	Renee's Garden	Good sliced in salads or grill or saute. Leafy tops are a great seasoning for seafood, especially salmon.
	Herb	Garlic – Early Italian Purple	Downtown Home & Garden	White-skinned, vigorous, withstands summer heat. Bred for larger and fewer cloves. Planting: Plant 1 – 2” deep, 4 – 6” apart. Remove flowers to increase bulb size. Begin harvesting when ¾ of the tops are yellow. If storing: cure bulbs on screen in sun for up to 2 weeks. Keeps for 5 – 8 months.
	Herb	Garlic – Inchelium Rose	Downtown Home & Garden	Large bulbs. Mild but lasting flavor. Stores well, flavor increases over time. Award-winner.
	Herb	Garlic – Silver Rose	Downtown Home & Garden	Rose-colored cloves, fast growing, makes beautiful braids. Stores well.
	Herb	Lavender	3 types growing in herb garden
	Herb	Lemon Balm	Growing in back garden
	Herb	Oregano	Growing in herb garden
	Herb	Parsley – Giant of Italy	Johnny’s
.	Herb	Sage	3 types growing in herb garden
	Herb	Sorrel – Green	Johnny’s
	Herb	Sorrel – Red Veined	Johnny’s
	Herb	St. Johnswort – Topas	Fedco
	Herb	Thyme	Growing in herb garden
	Flower	Alyssum – Carpet of snow	Fedco
	Flower	Amaranth – Globe Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Aster – Matsumoto	Fedco
	Flower	Aster – Sea Star Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Celosia – Forest Fire	Fedco
.	Flower	Coneflower – Narrow-leaved	Fedco	Stratify seed 1 – 4 weeks
	Flower	Cosmos – Bright Lights Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Cosmos – Sensation Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Cosmos – Sensation Purity	Fecdo
	Flower	Iris	Passed from Great Aunt Joanne and Uncle Tom – Ohio	More varieties (between 30 and 40) than I know, some named, some a mystery.
	Flower	Larkspur – Blue Cloud	Fedco
	Flower	Larkspur – Earl Grey	Fedco
	Flower	Larkspur – Giant Imperial Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Lilly of The Valley	Growing in front garden
	Flower	Lion’s Tail	Seeds of Change, saved from last year’s crop	Very interesting growth pattern, attracts hummers
	Flower	Marigold – Crackerjack Mix African	Fedco
	Flower	Marigold – Harlequin French	Fedco
.	Flower	Marigold – Tangerine Gem Signet	Fedco
	Flower	Morning Glory – Flying Saucers	Fedco
	Flower	Morning Glory – Kniola’s Purple	Fedco – organic
	Flower	Morning Glory – Scarlett O’Hara	Fedco
	Flower	Nasturtium – Alaska	Fedco
	Flower	Nasturtium – Empress of India	Fedco
	Flower	Nasturtium - Whirlybird 7-Color Blend	Fedco
	Flower -	Nicotiana	Saved from last year's plants	This is a trap crop for potato beatles.
	Flower	Sunflower – Florenza	Fedco
	Flower	Sunflower – Prado Red Shades	Fedco
.	Flower	Sunflower, Mammoth	Fedco + seeds saved from last year	“...large, attractive, yellow-petalled blooms. Flower heads with hundreds of plump, striped and thin walled edible seeds top 6 – 12’ single-stemmed stalks. Harvest when flower heads dry. Continue to air-dry heads in large paper bags for 2 – 3 weeks.”
	Flower	Texas Hummingbird Sage	Saved from last year's Seeds of Change plants	Salvia coccinea – 2-3’ plant. “Showy, long-standing tubular flowers delight the hummingbirds. Native to the southern United States, this tender perennial is usually grown as an annual in northern climates.”
	Flower	Venidium – Zulu Prince	Fedco
	Flower	Zinnia	Seeds of Change, saved from last year’s crop	2 – 3 feet, large flower
	Flower	Zinnia – Gold Medal Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Zinnia – Inca II Mix	Fedco
	Flower	Zinnia – Swirls	Fedco