Seed List 2014

Here's the complete list of vegetable seeds I'll be attempting to grow in 2014. As in previous years, most will link to the seed company descriptions.

I'll do a separate post for the potatoes I've chosen in my continuing quest for the perfect baker.


CHILLI PEPPER
Basket Of Fire
Bulgarian Carrot
Hungarian Hot Wax
Chenzo
Fresno

TOMATO
Bloody Butcher

PARSNIP
White King

SPRING ONION 
Ishikura
Matrix

CARROT
Royal Chantenay 3
Amsterdam Forcing 3
Nantes 2 (French seed)

RADDISH
Sparkler 3

BUTTERNUT SQUASH
Metro

PUMPKIN
Hundredweight

SORREL
Red Veined 

SWEETCORN
Lark

CABBAGE
Kalibos
April

COURGETTE
? (French seed)

BEETROOT
Detroit 3 Elna (French seed)

CLIMBING BEAN 
Blue Lake

POTATO
T.B.A.

Foreign Seeds for 2014

It's rather sad of me I know, but when I'm away on vacation with the family I always make time to peruse the seeds on offer in the French shops, to bring back something different for the following growing year.

To be honest, most of the varieties are the same as the big seed companies offer over here, but it's still nice to grab a few. The wife gets expensive perfume, shoes and bags - I get seeds.

Last summer I purchased these;

Even my basic French can see that the carrots are a Nantes 2 variety.

The beetroot is a Detroit 3 'Elna'. I've seen plenty of Detroit 2's in the seed catalogues over here, but couldn't find much info on the '3', but I'm guessing they will be much the same and there's a bit more information on the 'Detroits' HERE.

Now the courgette's I had trouble identifying. The direct translation of their description reads 'rustic and hasty' and 'green non-runner of market gardens'.So it's probably safe to presume they are on old variety that are quick to fruit and that don't have a trailing habit. Maybe 'All Green Bush'?

So that's the foreign purchased seed. The full seed list for 2014 will follow in the next post.