The first things order was 'Green Goliath' Broccoli and 'Jade Cross Hybrid' Brussels Sprouts. The Brussels Sprouts are an early producing variety that is short growing. I am going to grow six plants altogether, three will be planted early & three will be seeded in June as a fall crop. The Broccoli will be an early crop and the pinetree broccoli I will use as a second crop in July.I then ordered BTK or sometimes just called BT which is a organic insecticide that is used to control cabbage worms on all brassicas. It is applied every 7-10 days during the insects peak activity.
Finally I order black plastic mulch for the melons & peppers. It is used to sufficiently warm the soil early in the season so the melons & peppers will flourish. I did notice that a bio-degradable black mulch was available from most seed houses. I was planing on order it but then realize I would then have to reorder it every year which uses all kinds of hydrocarbons to make and get it to me so it is actually kind of a dumb product, for a home gardener at least.
The seeds will be sown this evening and I am very happy to be sowing on time! I think in the future I will use William Dam Seeds for all the ordinary veggies and I will only order the more unusual varieties from Pinetree Garden Seeds as they are so reasonably priced.
Cool! Let the gardening begin....Oh, you'll love that bottle of BT, trust me!
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Man, I love getting boxes with all kinds of garden stuff in it! I never heard of William Dam..... I wonder if they sell in the States?
ReplyDeleteEG - I can't wait to get spraying with my little bottle of magic potion.
ReplyDeleteDennis - William Dam will definitely ship to the States, I believe worldwide as well.
Here's to happy sowing Dan!
ReplyDeleteI wouldn't even want to try growing broccoli or other cole crops without having a pint of BT on hand. Glad you got the seed order sorted out so you could plant in a timely manner. I had the same thing happen with some onions and early cabbage varieties - ended up using some saved 2008 seeds instead because I needed to start the seedlings. This is a good reputable and (usually) prompt firm - so I think all the seed companies are getting a mite overwhelmed with the surge in garden interest nationally.
ReplyDeleteWow, that's a quick turn-around! Mine took a month and a half though I could have emailed them if I had wanted my order sooner. I've already sown some broccoli and will be starting Brussels sprouts this weekend.
ReplyDeleteI'm debating ordering from Tomato Growers Supply in the States - not sure if it'd get to me by my sowing date of March 21st. Nirts, I just might try.
I've picked up red plastic mulch for my tomatoes and will have to source out black plastic mulch for my sweet potatoes. So much to do!
tina - cheers
ReplyDeletedoubled - I have heard from a few people that pinetree usually takes a while to ship. Not really that big of a problem except for the few things that I needed early. I agree that every seed house is swamped this season but I did place my order 5 weeks in advance.
kathy - I will have to check out Tomato Growers Supply. I order most of my tom's from Tomatofest.com and they shipped really fast although that was in January. Tis the season for gardening pressure!