Comments on: Catalog season http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/ Daily photo-journal of organic market gardening: growing local food with two acres and some tools...! Sat, 17 May 2008 05:55:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Mike (tfb) http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/#comment-11610 Mike (tfb) Sun, 23 Dec 2007 01:22:26 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/06/catalog-season/#comment-11610 Hey laura, I don't have fantastic results with peppers, probably because they get less water than other crops and we've had long dry spells these recent years. So, with that in mind, I did relatively well with Orange Sun, a green-to-orange bell pepper (75-80 days). I did really well with Blushing Beauty that's light yellow-to-red bell (72 days), and with Gypsy, it's a tapered pepper that's...yellow (65 days). They're all hybrids. You can get them all from <a href="http://www.veseys.com/" rel="nofollow">Veseys</a>. I dunno what your standards are for pepper productivity, or how much you grow, I grow one to two beds of each variety (65 or 130 plants), peppers aren't a big crop so far, so I'm not that critical. Also, worth a look, Cornell U. has an <a href="http://vegvariety.cce.cornell.edu/" rel="nofollow">online veggie varieties database</a> where gardeners list, review and vote, I've looked through it, but most of the seed is US, and I'm leery about cross-border ordering (irradiation?)... Hope that helps! Hey laura, I don’t have fantastic results with peppers, probably because they get less water than other crops and we’ve had long dry spells these recent years. So, with that in mind, I did relatively well with Orange Sun, a green-to-orange bell pepper (75-80 days). I did really well with Blushing Beauty that’s light yellow-to-red bell (72 days), and with Gypsy, it’s a tapered pepper that’s…yellow (65 days). They’re all hybrids. You can get them all from Veseys. I dunno what your standards are for pepper productivity, or how much you grow, I grow one to two beds of each variety (65 or 130 plants), peppers aren’t a big crop so far, so I’m not that critical. Also, worth a look, Cornell U. has an online veggie varieties database where gardeners list, review and vote, I’ve looked through it, but most of the seed is US, and I’m leery about cross-border ordering (irradiation?)… Hope that helps!

]]> By: laura http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/#comment-11086 laura Wed, 19 Dec 2007 19:18:39 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/06/catalog-season/#comment-11086 Finally found some time to get back to your blog--looks like you've got a head start on planning! We are in the midst of our seed order and I am searching for a good orange or yellow bell pepper. Last year, we trialed Saigon from High Mowing Seeds which was awesome--outperforming even our best red bell. However, they are not offering that seed again and I can't find it elsewhere. Do you or any readers have any thoughts? I've tried Johnny's Labrador, Seed Savers' Orange Bell, Cal Wonder Yellow/Orange...none too impressive. Finally found some time to get back to your blog–looks like you’ve got a head start on planning! We are in the midst of our seed order and I am searching for a good orange or yellow bell pepper. Last year, we trialed Saigon from High Mowing Seeds which was awesome–outperforming even our best red bell. However, they are not offering that seed again and I can’t find it elsewhere. Do you or any readers have any thoughts?

I’ve tried Johnny’s Labrador, Seed Savers’ Orange Bell, Cal Wonder Yellow/Orange…none too impressive.

]]> By: Calendars love catalogs | Tiny Farm Blog http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/#comment-10350 Calendars love catalogs | Tiny Farm Blog Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:46:50 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/06/catalog-season/#comment-10350 [...] yet. Almost everything worth noting goes into these two fabulously FRESH calendars. Like the new catalogs, for me, new calendars in December hold all the promise of things to come…! ;) These [...] [...] yet. Almost everything worth noting goes into these two fabulously FRESH calendars. Like the new catalogs, for me, new calendars in December hold all the promise of things to come…! ;) These [...]

]]> By: Bare Bones Gardener http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/#comment-9895 Bare Bones Gardener Sat, 08 Dec 2007 09:51:49 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/06/catalog-season/#comment-9895 Even here where it's summer, it's time to hibernate inside during the day with the catalogues and gardening magazines, Though for us it's because it's too damn hot to be outside for most of the day. Even here where it’s summer, it’s time to hibernate inside during the day with the catalogues and gardening magazines, Though for us it’s because it’s too damn hot to be outside for most of the day.

]]> By: WiIling Hands Organic Farm http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/04/catalog-season/#comment-9848 WiIling Hands Organic Farm Sat, 08 Dec 2007 00:34:57 +0000 http://tinyfarmblog.com/2007/12/06/catalog-season/#comment-9848 I could not have said it better. I read seed catalogs the way some folks read a novel, or eat a gourmet meal. By germination time they are dog eared;I love reading them. And where is my Fedco!!! Still waiting on that one. Happy Dreaming-Julie I could not have said it better. I read seed catalogs the way some folks read a novel, or eat a gourmet meal. By germination time they are dog eared;I love reading them. And where is my Fedco!!! Still waiting on that one.

Happy Dreaming-Julie

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