I try and plant either heirlooms or open pollinated so I can save seed for the next year. I buy all of my seed from Burpee Seeds, Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds, Gurneys, MIGardener and Johnny’s Selected Seeds. Also to note, some varieties I’ve purchased in previous years and are unfortunately no longer available. Which is another reason why I try to seed save.
This year I’m trying out a few new varieties. Some because they looked cool and others because they were out of the varieties I normally get. I’m also still trying to figure out what grows best in my area. I also try and get disease resistance varieties of everything because we get pretty hot a humid weather for a good chunk of the summer.
For some varieties of seeds your region doesn’t really matter, yet for others it does make a big difference. We have a decently long growing season, May to October or roughly 155 days so I don’t really worry about maturity dates.
If you have shorter growing season make sure to check the days to maturity. The counter starts once the seed germinates so you’ll need to take that into account. So if seed says 50 days to maturity with 7 day germination you will have to have 57 days to see a harvest.
Arugula:
Artichoke:
Bean
Broccoli
Brussels Sprouts
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower:
Celery
Chard
Collards
Corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Orient Charm
Kale
Leek
Lettuce
Muskmelon
Okra
Onion
Evergreen Hardy White(bunching)
Peas
Pepper
Pumpkin
Rockstar
Radishes
Spinach
Summer Squash
Tomatillo
Tomato
Turnips
Watermelon
Winter Squash
