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When it’s 54 degrees outside and a slight drizzles is coming down, there ain’t much you can do outside in the garden, so let’s bring it inside for a while and look over a few of the seed catalogs that fill up the mail box over the year!

Johnny’s Select Seeds

Johnny’s has one of the best put together catalogs in the business , IMHO.  It’s full color and brimming with pix, and every description lays out the info you’ll need to make the most out of your crop.   The tools section has more goodies than you could find just about anywhere, hoes, seeders, what ever you need.  So when the December Gloom is in yo face, check this catalog out!

Seed Savers Exchange

If rare and heirloom varieties are you thing, Seed Savers is the place for you!  This catalog is not as polished as Johnny’s, but what it lacks in shine it makes up for in variety.  I didn’t even know there were that many different kinds of beans!!    The layout is easy to navigate  and it still has plenty of pix and info for the avid gardener, it also has an extensive book section in the back.  Overall a great catalog!

Henry Field’s

Henry Field’s catalog is another great one, It has a great selection of seeds but also has an extensive fruit and nut tree section.  This one has plenty of full color photos and information and a large tool and goody section as well.  It’s another good one to pull you through the cold times.

And for all the flower people out there each of the catalogs mentioned above have a large flower seed section as well, so there is something for everyone

I know there are plenty more , these are just a few that I have done business with, and no I’m not on the payroll of any of them.

So enjoy your shopping and I hope you can make it through until Spring!

Happy Gardening!

The last three tomatoes of the season have turned red, and we’ll miss the great taste of a red, vine ripe summer tomato, oh well only 5 months till spring!

Now to clean out this area for the next round, or maybe I’ll let this bed sit for a while with a thick layer of compost.

First Sprouts Of The Fall/Winter Garden

So thanks to the extra mild temps we have had these last couple weeks, most of the stuff we direct seeded into the raised beds has started to sprout!

We seeded:

• Cauliflower
• Broccoli
• Brussels Sprouts
• Oriental Cabbage
• Regular Cabbage
• Carrots
• Red and Yellow  Onions
• Soft Neck Garlic
• Beets
• Radishes

I’m trying to figure out my macro settings on the camera , so maybe soon I can get some better pics for ya’ll.

Until then Enjoy the Fall weather, it’s awesome!!!