Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Abundance in January

Yes, it's January, and true gardeners are blessed by a special abundance this month - Seed Catalogs!

January Harvest - Seed Catalogs

I think you can tell from the photo which catalog is my favorite. Seed Savers Exchange each year has a cover that's worthy of framing. The rest of the catalog is pretty darned good, too. I've been known to call it "veggie porn." (Hope that doesn't get my blog blacklisted.)

The hard part is deciding what to order. As in, I know I don't have the time to plant everything that I'd like to order from their catalog. I need to dedicate some serious time to planning this January.

And then stick to the plan when I go to the Farmer's Market in May and start to chat with the plant vendors.

7 comments:

  1. These damn seed catalogs are shameless !

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  2. Hmmm... I see nothing from Johnny's Selected Seeds from lil ol' Albion, Me.. For shame.

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  3. That raises an interesting question, because I know I received a catalog from Johnny's. Wonder where it's hiding?

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  4. So glad to find your daily posts! The eggplant has to be the sexiest vegetable, esp. that striped variety.

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  5. V., we like to keep ours in the bidet next to the throne. I move it periodically over the course of the week.

    (I'm glad you're writing again, too)

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  6. I don't think I could survive winter without seed and plant catalogues. Have you seen Comstock, Ferre's 2011 catalogue? It's stunning, rising to the level of art, although not as colorful as the cover of Seed Savers.

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  7. I haven't seen Comstock, Ferre. Somehow I'm not on that mailing list - how could that have happened?

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