When it comes to gardening, the choice of what to grow is reduced to heirloom varieties or hybrids. By far I prefer heirloom varieties because I can save the seeds that breed true. Seed can be saved from hybrids and I do but quite often they do not breed true. There are also asexual propagation restrictions on some hybrid varieties.
One commentator asked me back in the spring if I could list the heirloom varieties that I grow. Here is my list and it does change from year to year as I try other heirloom varieties. Those marked with an asterisk (*) are heirloom varieties I am planning on growing in 2011 in addition to the others listed. I've likely missed a lot of heirlooms on our property especially the non-edible varieties. In addition to this list I would consider the majority of the herbs I grow as heirloom varieties.
- Marketmore 76 cucumber
- lemon cucumber
- Brandywine tomatoes
- black Kim tomatoes*
- mortgage lifer tomatoes
- tiny Tim tomatoes
- California Wonder bell peppers
- sweet banana peppers
- habanero peppers
- jalapeno peppers
- cayenne peppers
- Detroit dark red beets
- Mary Washington asparagus
- Bloomsdale long spinach
- King of Denmark spinach
- Laxton's progress peas
- homesteader peas
- little mavel peas
- nasturitums
- heavenly blue morning glory
- Kentucky wonder pole beans
- blue lake pole beans
- asparagus yard long beans*
- Hutterite beans*
- baby oakleaf lettuce
- Boston red lettuce
- cimmaron romain lettuce
- mesclun mix
- Canada red rhubarb
- heavenly blue morning glory
Happy Gardening!
Garden Gnome
©2006-2010
Interesting list. :)
ReplyDeleteSince you put Heavenly Blue Morning Glories twice, I think you should grow them again next year, too. ;)
Happy Sunday to you!
Oops, so I did - LOL. They really are pretty!
ReplyDeleteHappy Sunday to you too :)