Seeds!

I was an early bird this year and got all my spring garden seeds ordered first thing (last year they were sold out of several varieties I'd lusted after because I'd waited too long). Happily- because I ordered so early- not only did I get exactly what I wanted, but my seeds have already come in!

Here's what I'll be trying to grow just as soon as it's warm enough:

Golden Butterwax Beans

Purple Podded Pole Beans

Dragon Tongue Bush Beans (a reoccurring fav of ours)

Chinese Green Noodle Beans (we tried the purple ones last year)

Rattlesnake Pole Beans

Landreth Stringless Beans

Desi Summer Squash

Sweet Dumpling Squash

Golden Zucchini Squash (new fav after last years' success)

Dragon's Egg Cucumbers

Muncher Cucumbers

Biet Alpha Cucumbers

Golden Beets

Albino Beets

Five Color Silverbeets (aka Rainbow Chard)

Country Gentleman Sweet Corn

Strawberry Popcorn

Purple Tomatillo

Tomatillo Verde

Amarillo Carrots

Parisienne Carrots

Black Nebula Carrots (always sold out in previous years!)

Chinese Red Meat Radish (aka Watermelon Radish)

Borage

Emily's Basil

Tall Trailing Mixed Nasturtiums

Tom Thumb Mixed Strawflowers

Fantazja Sunflowers

Mixed Orach

Galilee Spinach

Violaceo di Verona Cabbage (for fall)

Brunswick Cabbage (for fall)

Groninger Brussels Sprouts (for fall)

I've also ordered three live miniature kiwi plants, which are supposed to ship by the end of February. I'm hoping that won't be too late in our area to get them started, because wouldn't mini-kiwis be so cool? 

(If you're wondering, all of my seeds this year are from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds)

Last year turned out to be such an unexpectedly good year, and I've been working hard to keep the soil on the upswing so we might find success again this spring. I'm not sure I'm going to be able to sit still knowing my seeds are waiting for me out in the laundry room in their dark box... I'm just itching to tuck a few of them into the ground! Maybe that cold-hearty spinach could stand a few cold Texas winter days...?