All of my posts about seed saving and starting can be found on the seed page. If you need information on starting seeds use my Google custom search engine about seeds which is populated with good sites, forums, webpages, blogs and articles from REAL gardening sources. Below is my inventory of commercial seed sources, packed for '09, '10, '11 and '12. If there is something you're interested ask me about it. An * indicates the packet is opened and may only contain enough seeds for a small seed trade. I'm looking to unload all of my Botanical Interests seed packs so holla at me. I may even do all of my Botanical Interests for SASE just to get rid of them. This list is current as of 1/12/12 and will soon be updated with my saved seed collection. These are seeds I've saved from my garden or parks and gardens.
Vines
Cypress Vine | Burpee | *
Exotic Love (Spanish Flag) Renee’s Garden| *
Cathedral Bells | Renee’s Garden *
Fragrant Moonflower | Renee’s Garden| *
Nasturtium Canary Creeper | Landreth Seed Company| *
Nasturtium Canary Creeper | Lake Valley Seed
Painted Lady Runner Bean | Renee’s Garden | *
Black-Eyed Susan Vine | Renee’s Garden | *
Scarlet Runner bean | Renee’s Garden | *
Butterfly Pea | Thompson & Morgan
Beans & Peas
Trionfo Violetto Bean | Burpee | *
Dragon Tongue | Bean | Burpee | *
Sabre Shelling Peas | Renee’s Garden
Royal Burgundy Bean | Botanical Interests | *
Super Sugar Snap Peas | Renee’s Garden | *
Sunflowers
Sunzilla | Renee’s Garden
Coconut Ice Hybrid | Burpee | *
Autumn Beauty Mix | Weeks Seed Company (2)
Heirloom Titan | Renee’s Garden | *
Tiger’s Eye Mix | Seeds of Change
Snack Seed | Renee’s Garden
Pumpkins
Musquee de Provence | Botanical Intersts
Cinderella | Olds Garden Seed
Cucumbers, Melons & Squash
Boothby Blonde Cucumber | High Mowing Organic Seeds
Haogen Melon | Seeds of Change
Cantaloupe Weeks NC Giant | Weeks Seed Company
Double Yield Cucumber | Seed Library
Queen Anne’s Pocket Melon | Landreth Seed Company
True Lemon Cucumber | Seed Savers Exchange
Japanese Soyu Burpless Cucumber | Botanical Interests
White Wonder Cucumber | Burpee | *
Early Silver Line Hybrid Melon | Burpee
Billiards Mix Squash | Olds Garden Seed
Lemon Cucumber | Botanical Interests | *
Tomatoes, Tomatillos & Eggplants
Pinapple Tomatillo (picture looks like ground cherry) Lake Valley Seeds
Green Tomatillo| Renee’s Garden | *
Violet Jasper Tomato | Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
Isis Candy Cherry Tomatoes | Renee’s Garden
Mandarin Cross Tomato | Renee’s Garden
Aunt Ruby’s German Green Tomato | Botanical Interests| *
Black Krim Tomato | Botanical Interests | *
Better Bush Tomato | Botanical Interests
Little Prince Eggplant| Renee’s Garden| *
Peppers
Miniature Chocolate Bell Pepper | Seed Savers Exchange
Golden California Wonder | Bounty Beyond Belief
Sublime Hybrid Pepper | Burpee
Fish Pepper | Landreth Seed Company |*
Jewel-Toned Bell Peppers | Renee’s Garden*
Radishes & Assorted Root Crops
Purple Vienna Kohlrabi | Olds Garden Seed
Nantes Half Long Carrot | Burpee
Detroit Dark Red Beet | American Seed
Crimson Giant Radish | Burpee
Miyashige White Daikon Radish| High Mowing Organic Seeds
French Breakfast Radish | Burpee*
Romeo Round Baby Carrots | Renee’s Garden| *
White Lisbon Bunching Onion | Seeds of Change
Southport White Globe Onion | Landreth Seed Company
Lettuce, Assorted Greens and Herbs
Rhapsody Butterhead Lettuce | Renee’s Garden
Red Russian Kale | Seeds of Change
Carmen Radicchio| Botanical Interests
Healing Hands Lettuce Mix| Burpee
Dwarf Blue Curled Kale| Botanical Interests
Butterhead Lettuce | Botanical Interests
Romanesco Broccoli | Burpee
Raab Broccoli | Burpee
Calabrese Broccoli | Seeds of Change
Green Fortune Baby Pak Choi | Renee’s Garden| *
Scarley Charlotte Chard | Renee’s Garden
Little Jade Baby Napa Cabbage | Renee’s Garden
Rocket Wild Roma Arugula | Burpee
Sea of Red Lettuce | Renee’s Garden| *
Heirloom Italian Oregano | Renee’s Garden
Heirloom Spearmint | Renee’s Garden
Cress | Burpee
Windowbox Mini Basil | Renee’s Garden
Forest Green Parsley | Seeds of Change| *
Cilantro | Burpee
Sweet Marjoram | Olds Garden Seed
Extra Triple Curled Parsley | Olds Garden Seed
Fennel | Botanical Interests | *
Dill Bouquet | Botanical Interests | * (2)
Long Island Mamoth Dill | American Seed
Spicy Globe Greek Basil | Botanical Interests | *
Watercress | Botanical Interests
Stevia | Seeds of Change| *
Queenette | Thai Basil | *
Annuals
Bridal Veil | White Nigella | Renee’s Garden | *
Pink with Crimson Zone Cosmos | Weeks Seed Company (2)
Cup of Sun Nasturtium | Renee’s Garden | *
Spitfire | Climbing Nasturtium | Renee’s Garden | *
Pennie Black Nemophila | Thompson & Morgan
Cherries Jubilee Nasturtium | Renee’s Garden |*
Creamsicle Nasturtium | Renee’s Garden |*
Empress of India Nasturtium | Renee’s Garden | *
Swiss Giant Blend Pansy | Botanical Interests
Johnny Jump-Up | Hudson Valley Seed Library
Trailing Nasturtium | Hudson Valley Seed Library
Coral Nymph Hummingbird Salvia | Renee’s Garden
Raspberry Sorbet Zinnia | Renee’s Garden
Copper Pot California Poppy | Renee’s Garden
Flashback Calendula | Seeds of Change
Kablouna Mix Calendula | Seesd of Change
King Size Navy Blue Sweet Pea | Thompson & Morgan
California Giants Zinnia | Renee’s Garden
Appricot Blush Zinnia | Renee’s Garden
Black Moon Hybrid Pansy | Thompson & Morgan
Perennials
Bright Wings Asclepias | Renee’s Garden
Brazilian Vervain Verbena | Botanical Interests
Asclepias tuberosa L | Botanical Interests
Asclepias incarnata | Botanical Interests
Nodding Onion Allium | Botanical Interests
Rocky Mountain Blue Columbine | Botanical Interests
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2011-Below is a list of commercial seed packs that I need to grow out. I don't really need this much. If I'll be seeing you at the Lurie Seed Swap on Feb 12th or at the Chicago Flower & Garden Show and would like to trade some commercial seed for commercial seed, let me know. Not a whole lot of interesting seeds saved from the garden this year because I was going to concentrate on growing new stuff. But I do have some things like nodding allium, annise hyssop and a few 4 0'clocks and a smattering of poppies. Plus I have some tomatoes that I'm going to grow out for the seed bank/seed library I'm starting. If you're interested in something, just let me know and I'll see if I have enough.
All of my posts about seed saving and starting can be found on the seed page. If you need information on starting seeds use my Google custom search engine about seeds which is populated with good sites, forums, webpages, blogs and articles from REAL gardening sources.
Radicchio Carmen (sealed pack)
Onion Southport White Globe
Mexican Tomatillos Two color Fiesta (smallish amount of both green & purple)
Dill Bouquet (sealed pack)
Mini Snack Salad Peppers Baby Belle (sealed pack)
Rutabagas American Purple Top (opened pack)
Kale Dwarf Blue Curled sealed pack
Lettuce Butterhead Buttercrunch (sealed pack)
Pumpkin French Musquee de Provence (sealed pack)
Tomato Better Bush (sealed pack)
Radish Crimson Giant (opened pack)
Thai Basil Queenette (opened pack)
Lettuce Garden Babies Butterhead container (opened pack)
Watercress (sealed pack)
Cucumber Lemon (sealed pack)
Garden Bean Trionfo Violetto (opened pack)
Bean Bush Royal Burgundy (opened pack)
Eggplant Little Prince container (opened pack)
Tomato Aunt Ruby's German Green (opened pack)
Baby Back Choi Green Fortune (opened pack)
Cucumber Japanese Soyu Burpless (opened pack)
Radish French Breakfast (opened pack)
Basil Greek Spicy Globe (opened pack)
Cucumber Double Yield (opened pack)
Bean Calypso (opened pack)
Pumpkin Boston Marrow (opened pack)
Jewel-Toned Peppers *crimson, gold & organge (sealed pack)
White Lisbon Bunching Onion (sealed pack)
Red Russian Kale (sealed pack)
Tomato Maglia Rosa Cherry (sealed pack)
Scarlet Runner Bean & Painted Lady
Sunflower Heirloom Titan (opened pack)
Lemon Cucumber (opened pack)
Carrots round baby, Romeo (opened pack)
Cardinal Climber (opened pack)
Tomato Great White (opened pack)
Spinach Bordeaux (sealed pack)
Watermelon Moon & Stars (opened pack)
*****EVERYTHING BELOW THIS LINE IS OUTDATED******
American Seeds
Zinnia Giants of California
Baker Creek
Banana Melon
Seeds Savers Exchange
Calypso Bean
Seeds of Change
Stevia, Moon & Stars Watermelon
Renee's Garden
Sugar Snap Peas, Jeweled Toned Belle Peppers, Butterfly Asclepias, Gourmet Ruby Chard
Burpee
Garden Bean: Dragon Tongue & Trionfo Violetto. Zinnia: Purity & Green Envy. Radish: French Breakfast & Crimson Giant.Cosmos: Seashells Mix(2),Bright Lights Mix & Cosmic Orange. Cypress Vine(2). Poppy Lady Bird. Purple Ruffles Basil. Onion Evergreen Long White Bunching. Carrot Nantes Half Long. Lettuce Gourmet Blend
Botanical Interests
Columbine Rocky Mountain blue(5). Lady's Mantle Thriller(3)<--an MJ garden? Radicchio Carmen(3). Nodding Onion, Corn Popcorn Strawberry,Phlox Coral Reef Blend (3).Spinach Bordeaux. Dill Bouquet. Watercress(4).Basil Greek Spicy Globe and a whole bunch of Radish Round Black Spanish.
These are the seeds I have to trade. Commercial packs that I can split up into packs with a minimum of 5 seeds. I will add more than 5 if I have them, but that is my starting point. You can make yourself a seed list using a blogger post or page to share with the group. If you prefer: go into Google Docs and start a new doc, write your seed list then "publish" your document to the web. Take your URL and shorten it so you can share it on Twitter. What you're essentially doing is creating a mini-web page. Good option for those who don't blog or want to create a list on their blog.
The #shadyswap talk was getting kind of complicated so I figured this would easiest. If you want to try something let me know and I'll bring it for you. I'll also bring some extra seeds with me. Make sure your seeds are properly labeled. "Pink flower" or "tomato" does not constitute properly labeled.
If you want to participate create a list, following the advice above, and I will link all of them from here.
Location Change:
Just wanted to make you a ware of a change to Sunday. Sheila King has said we can meet in the Press Room, located in Room 201 at the far northeast end of the show floor adjacent to Festival Halls A & B. The time is still the same, 10 am. It is WAY at the end of Navy Pier. Give yourself enough time to walk there if you are taking public transit as the walk from one of the pier to the other can take a few minutes.
