Garden Plans 2012 and Early Jersey Wakefield
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Jan 112012
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It’s that time of year! Seed catalog time (Actually it’s been that time of year but I’ve been good and focused on de-holidaying my house instead of jumping head first into the ever growing stack).
Don’t have any seed catalogs? Most companies have PDFs of their catalogs available on the web site! Even more amazing? They are searchable!
I’ll be the first to admit I get a little carried away. It’s so easy! Every year I make lists upon lists of what I want to grow. Elaborate garden plans and dreams about dirt hands and delicious home cooked food.
Source: Better Homes and Gardens
Then reality sets in. I’m only one person. I work 40 hours a week. I finally have the place for my dream garden, but it’s still a far reach (I’ll get into that later). This year my focus is on the perennials (asparagus!!!) and long term investments like fruit trees. I love my vegetables but this year they go on the back burner. I’m narrowing it down to the bare necessities in the vegetable garden.
To keep this from being all about me, let’s make it about you too!
Seed catalogs can be overwhelming and misleading. Maybe misleading is the wrong word, but my gardens never look like those! I’ll be sharing some of my favorite tried-and-true varieties along with some sites that I think will be helpful.
Today I’d like to introduce you all to Early Jersey Wakefield
Source: Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds
I can’t say enough good things about this cabbage!
It’s buttery and sweet, while still being ‘cabbage-y’.
They grow quickly (hence the ‘early’ part of the name) and stay small. If you want mammoth cabbages this is not the variety for you! I basically neglected them (see a pattern in my gardening?) and I was still rewarded with amazing, yummy cabbage.
I bought mine from Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds a few years ago. I’ve been planting out of the same packet for a few years now. Sadly, this was pre-blog and I didn’t obsessively photograph everything. I’m setting up a germination test but hopefully my seed will still be good! Currently the seed is $2 for 300 seeds.
A quick Google search turns up quite a few other options!
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We always joke that God has such a wonderful sense of humor that he sends the seed catalogs and Organic Gardening magazine to us on the coldest day of the winter. Love the design you’ve chosen above!
Ann @ Suburban Prairie Homemaker
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I know what you mean about the time issue. I also work and would LOVE to have more time in the garden, now that I have room for one, but it always seems to end up with a few tomatoes in pots on the porch! LOL
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For someone so young you are doing a fantastic job. Sounds like you have an awesome family of critters sharing your life. Try and take one day at a time and enjoy your achievements, set yourself easy goals and the rest will look after itself. Hopping around today from Katherine’s Corner, now following and thoroughly enjoyed reading this post.
Thanks for the tip. Our seasons are funky where I live, but I have had some friends successfully plant cabbage. I am going to have to try it next year
Great info…I’d love for you to share this at my first linky party this weekend over @CountryMommaCooks starts at central
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Nice tip, thank you for sharing. Thank you for participating in the Thursday Favorite Things hop. xo
I am excited about the coming Spring as well. I hope to plant my first gardent this year. When I was a girl at home we always had a garden. I will be adding you to my follow list I want to hear more of your garden tips. Stop over at Suppers, Youngans, & Thangs sometime.