New 2014 Seeds Are In!

Today we received our first batch of 2014 seeds from High Mowing Organic Seeds!  As always, they're 100% organic and non-GMO.  Our picks for this year are:

Copia Tomato - Indeterminate with yellow and red stripes on the outside and awesome marbling on the inside, produces large tomatoes, 85 days.

High Mowing's Gourmet Lettuce Mix - This mix takes the work out of choosing - a great blend of versatile lettuces that are excellent as baby: Black Seeded Simpson, Parris Island, Rouge d'Hiver, Red & Green Salad Bowl, Lolla Rossa.

Moon & Stars Watermelon - This heirloom variety is not only really pretty with a dark rind and yellow "moon & star" spots, it produces large, sweet fruit especially in the hot summers of the northeast. 95-100 days.

Valentine's Day Radish Mix - A mix of round garden radishes in red, pink, purple and white, along with the red and white elongated heirloom French Breakfast radishes.  25 days.

This is a 2-strain pick.  Yellowstone and Cosmic Purple Carrots.  Their interesting colors make them great for farmer's markets or just to add some color to a meal.  Yellowstone carrots tend to get a little longer at 9" (Cosmic Purple get to be about 7") and they are both mature at 70 days. 

Corno di Toro Sweet Peppers - This Italian Heirloom variety is one of my favorites.  Nice sweet flavor, Italian "horn" shape, grows really well in New York, ripens to red in 78 days.

These are just a few of our favorites, stop by to see our full selection or call with inquiries.  We can also special-order any varieties we don't currently carry and bulk seeds for microgreens or large plots.  Check out the High Mowing website to view their full selection.   

Red Russian Kale Harvest

Today we harvested the Red Russian Kale we've been growing in the Nyack store.  It was grown in an ebb & flow hydroponic system using Canna's Aqua Pebbles and Aqua nutrients.

The stems!

Seeds of Change

We just received our first order of seeds for 2012. We buy our seeds from Seeds of Change because they're a great, conscious company and all of their seeds are 100% USDA certified organic. We chose some great varieties this year:

- Genovese Basil*

- Thai Basil

- Slow Bolt Cilantro*

- San Marzano Tomato* - Love these...great for sauce and salsa

- Beefsteak Tomato

- Fox Cherry Tomato

- Black Beauty Eggplant

- Dark Star Zucchini* - Excellent flavor in both the zucchini and the blossoms.

- Cal Wonder Bell Pepper* - Classic heirloom sweet bell pepper

- Bendigo F-1 Bell Pepper

- Jalapeno Chile Pepper

- Habanero Chile Pepper

- Leonardo Radicchio* - Great in salads

- Red Russian Kale

- All Lettuce Mix

- Mesclun Mix

- Arugula

(* some of my personal favorites)

We also have their Tomato Garden Starter Kit and the Herb Garden Starter Kit...great for kids or to give as gifts.

It's still early in the year and this was just our first order of seeds. If there are any varieties you'd like us to carry or if you'd like to place a special order, let us know!