I went looking through the Osborne Seed catalogue today. I was disappointed they couldn't include all Latin names; but maybe I should memorize them anyway. They are based in Mount Vernon, WA so very accessible. I have some time to think about visiting that place. In the meantime I'm participating in a seed bulk order with the Homemakers and will bring up the idea with Sustainable Ballard Monday to see about finding more participants. In terms of the North Beach garden these plant possibilities inspired me:
Apiaceae: Bolero or Maestro carrots, Atlas baby carrots, Florence fennel, Greensleeves dill
Asteraceae: Lovelock lettuce, Roxy butterhead lettuce
Brassicaceae: Fast Vantage cabbage, Scarlet kale, Red Knight mustard, Garnet Giant mustard
Chenopodiaceae: Touchstone gold beets, Cello spinach
Fabaceae: Lewis bush beans, Ladi Di pole beans, Cabree peas, Sugar Flash snap peas, Sweet Horizon snow peas,
Solanaceae: Sweet Hearts tomato, Plum Crimson tomato, Green Zebra heirloom tomato
+ culinary and medicinal herbs, flowers and wildflower mixes
I would plant some of each in each family bed and see how they fare. How much diversity is there between different varieties of the same plant or different plants in the same family? I will have a lot of seed left over after this growing season, maybe.
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