antsinmypants's Plant List: Direct Sow

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  Carrot 'Rainbow Mix'
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Plant
Seeds
OP
Collected or purchased 2022
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Roots
Full Sun
Part Shade
Direct Sow
Sown 2023
Plants Successfully Growing
From MIG - 2022
Includes Atomic Red, Bambino Orange, Cosmic Purple, Lunar White, and Solar Yellow.
Days to Maturity: 60

For fall harvest: Direct sow first week in August:
- Keep seedbed shaded, if possible, and well-watered.
March 21, 2023 - May 20, 2023: Seeds sown
  Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Gourmet Blend')
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Fruits & Vegetables
Greens
Direct Sow
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Sown 2023
Purchased b 2022

Contains: Lettuce: 'Prizeleaf' - 'Royal Oak Leaf' - 'Salad Bowl' - 'Red Salad Bowl' & 'Ashley'

In Garden One 2022

30 to 70 days
March 4, 2021: Seeds sown
April 20, 2022: Seeds sown (In raised bed.)
April 28, 2023: Seeds sown (Flat #1 R 3, 4, 5, 6.)
May 26, 2023: Transplanted (Into raised bed with the carrots.)
  Lettuce (Lactuca sativa 'Mesclun Sweet Salad Mix')
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Fruits & Vegetables
Greens
Direct Sow
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Sown 2023
Purchased b 2022

Contains: Beet 'Bull's Blood' - Spinach 'Bloomsdale Long Standing' - Lettuce 'Red Salad Bowl' -Lettuce 'Black Seeded Simpson' & Mustard 'Tendergreen'

30 to 70 days

In Garden One 2022
In Garden One 2022
March 4, 2021: Seeds sown
April 20, 2022: Seeds sown (In raised bed.)
April 28, 2023: Seeds sown (Flat #1 R 17, 18.)
May 26, 2023: Transplanted (Into raised bed with the carrots.)
  Microgreen Mix (MIG)
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Seeds
MIg
Collected or purchased 2024
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Greens
Direct Sow
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Winter Sow
MIG-2024

Contains a mix of Broccoli, Cabbage, Amaranth, Radish, & Mustard.
  Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Doll Babies Icebox Mix')
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2023
Fruits & Vegetables
Melons
Full Sun
Direct Sow
RG 2023

Our mix of small, crispy-sweet, heirloom "ice box" watermelons with either pinky-red or yellow flesh. Vines are strong growers, with tough and crack-resistant rinds.

Plant In - April – June
Planting Depth - 1 inch
Space Seeds - Hills: 4 in. apart
Days To Germinate - 7 – 10 days
Days To Harvest - 68 - 80 days


  Watermelon (Citrullus lanatus 'Rainbow Sherbet Mix')
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Seeds
Hybrid
Collected or purchased 2023
Fruits & Vegetables
Melons
Full Sun
Direct Sow
RG 2023

Grow three varieties of early maturing "icebox" watermelons with delicious pastel yellow, orange, or pink flesh. These extra fancy beauties weigh in at only 4 to 7 pounds with thin, green striped rinds and dense, crisp flesh. Their party colors and refreshingly sweet, sherbet-like taste make them wonderful everyday treats or gorgeous summer desserts.

Seeds are color-coded with USDA food-grade stain to distinguish varieties.

Undyed seed = Yellow Baby F1 – yellow fruit
Pink seed = Tiger Baby F1 – pink fruit
Green seed = New Orchid F1 – orange fruit

Plant In - April – June
Planting Depth - 1 inch
Space Seeds - 4 inches
Days To Germinate - 7 – 10 days

Days To Harvest - 68 - 80 days
June 26, 2023: Transplanted (1 mound into Arch Garden.)

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Leek (Allium ampeloprasum 'Large American Flag')
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OP
Collected or purchased 2022
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Roots
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sown 2023
6th Annual NFTSRSS - Ladyreneer - 2021
Purchased fm 2022

Leeks are grown in trenches so that the leaf bases can be covered with soil in order to increase the size of the white portion.

Scottish heirloom leek was introduced in the 1830s near Edinburgh, Scotland with a delicious, sweet, subtle onion flavor.

Very winter-hardy plants with blue-green white stalks 7-10" long and 1 1/2" in diameter.

You can plant leeks as early as two weeks before your last-expected spring frost. Here in New York's Hudson Valley (zone 5-b), I plant leek seedlings between late April and mid-May.

Maturity: 120 days.
April 12, 2021: Seeds sown (In plug tray 1 row 2 in unheated greenhouse.)
April 21, 2021: Plant emerged
March 21, 2023 - July 19, 2023: Seeds sown

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio

Onion (Allium cepa 'Texas Early Grano')
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Collected or purchased 2022
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Roots
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Winter Sow
Anne Texas 2022

Short day onion.

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Amaranthus cruentus 'Red Spike'
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2023
Annuals
Edibles
Flowers
Grains
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sown 2023
Slow Swap & Wishes -M.R. Algonquin IL- 2023 April 6, 2023: Seeds sown
April 10, 2023: Plant emerged (1 seedling emerged.)
May 22, 2023: Transplanted (4 plants into Garden Two )

Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissio

Amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor 'Pink Beauty')
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Seeds
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Collected or purchased 2023
Annuals
Edibles
Grains
Greens
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sown 2023
BC 2023

Amaranth is very much a summer crop. Exposure: Full sun. Amaranth needs a nice hot summer for its entire growth period of 40-50 days. Direct sow in late spring, once nighttime temperatures are steadily above 10°C (50°F).

40-50 days.
May 16, 2023: Seeds sown (1 c several)

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Dill (Anethum graveolens 'Bouquet')
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2024
Collected or purchased 2023
Annuals
Seasoning
Herbs
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
fsp 2023
EARLY SPRING SEED EXTRAVAGANZA #1 - 2024 - Ladyreneer - For 2024

Direct sow ¼" deep in full sun after last frost.

Maturity: 65-70 days

Beautiful colour and form.

Variegated Columbine (Aquilegia vulgaris 'Leprechaun Gold')
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OP
Collected or purchased 2023
Perennials
Flowers
Full Sun
Part Sun
Part Shade
Full Shade
Stratify
Direct Sow
Winter Sow
Sown 2023
Plants Successfully Growing
BC 2023

Zones 4a-8b.
February 28, 2023: Seeds sown (WS about 10.)
March 25, 2024: Plant emerged (One plant that I had transplanted into the stump garden in October 2023. Something started to dig it up so I put a crate over it.)

Started from Seed!

Cat Grass (Avena sativa)
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Annuals
Grasses
Direct Sow
Winter Sow
Sown 2023
Ferry Morse - Purchased 2020
From A.S. Detroit Michigan 1-2021
March 22, 2023: Seeds sown (2 large pots for the cats.)

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Beet (Beta vulgaris 'Early Wonder')
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Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Roots
Direct Sow
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Sown 2023
From trade with M.C. Gurthrie Oklahoma 9-2020
Received in trade from M.V. Modesto CA 10-2020
Purchased fm 2022

40-50 days
April 25, 2021: Seeds sown (Outdoors in raised bed.)
May 2, 2021: Plant emerged
April 12, 2023: Seeds sown (Direct sowed near Walla Walla Onions.)
April 28, 2023: Seeds sown (In flat #1 rows 1, 2.)
May 27, 2023: Transplanted (In with garlic and potatoes.)


Kale (Brassica oleracea 'Thousandhead')
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OP
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Greens
Direct Sow
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Sown 2023
Anne Texas 2023 April 28, 2023: Seeds sown (Flat #1 R 12, 13.)
June 16, 2023: Transplanted (8 Into Garden One )

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Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes 'Early Purple Vienna')
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2020
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Brassicas
Direct Sow
From M.T. St. Hubert Quebec Canada 12-2020

Sow seeds in early spring. Make small plantings every 2 to 3 weeks for continuous spring and early summer harvest. For an especially early harvest, plants may be started indoors or in the greenhouse in flats to be transplanted into the garden as soon as the ground becomes workable. Like cabbage, kohlrabi plants can stand some frost. One or two late plantings can also be made in mid-summer at the same time as late cabbage. In very hot weather, these seedlings may benefit from some shade when they are small.

Sow seeds in rows and cover them 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Thin the seedlings to 2 to 5 inches apart. Transplant the surplus seedlings to fill in blanks in other parts of the row or into additional row space if more harvest is desired. Discard excess plants or use them for tender, stir-fry greens.

62 days
April 25, 2021: Seeds sown (Outdoors in raised bed.)
April 30, 2021: Plant emerged (All emerged )
June 21, 2023: Seeds sown (Flat #4 Row 13)

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Kohlrabi (Brassica oleracea var. gongylodes 'Early White Vienna')
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2023
Collected or purchased 2021
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Brassicas
Direct Sow
Winter Sow
From DnD Swap - JessabelleJLH - 12-2020
D.B. Keehe, TX - 2023

Sow seeds in early spring. Make small plantings every 2 to 3 weeks for continuous spring and early summer harvest. For an especially early harvest, plants may be started indoors or in the greenhouse in flats to be transplanted into the garden as soon as the ground becomes workable. Like cabbage, kohlrabi plants can stand some frost. One or two late plantings can also be made in mid-summer at the same time as late cabbage. In very hot weather, these seedlings may benefit from some shade when they are small.

Sow seeds in rows and cover them 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. Thin the seedlings to 2 to 5 inches apart. Transplant the surplus seedlings to fill in blanks in other parts of the row or into additional row space if more harvest is desired. Discard excess plants or use them for tender, stir-fry greens.

55 days
April 25, 2021: Seeds sown (Outdoors in raised bed.)
May 4, 2021: Plant emerged (2 emerged)
June 21, 2023: Seeds sown (Flat #4 Row 14)

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Collards (Brassica oleracea var. viridis 'Vates')
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Seeds
OP
Collected or purchased 2024
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Brassicas
Greens
Full Sun
Direct Sow
Sow Indoors Under Lights
Sow in Unheated Greenhouse
Winter Sow
MIG-2024

A good choice for a more compact collard green. Leaves have a mild, cabbage like flavor and are popularly boiled. Shows more uniform and smaller growth than other varieties making this ideal for somewhat smaller spaces.

Note to purchase from twf in the future.

Leaves Trimmed & Washed With Hose

Turnip (Brassica rapa subsp. rapa 'Purple Top White Globe')
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Collected or purchased 2023
Collected or purchased 2020
Biennials
Fruits & Vegetables
Brassicas
Roots
Direct Sow
From DnD Swap - Killbill3x - 12-2020
Anne C., Texas
J.C. Las Vegas, NV - 2023
fsp 2023

40–50 days
April 25, 2021: Seeds sown (Outdoors in raised bed.)
April 29, 2021: Plant emerged


Pot Marigold (Calendula officinalis 'Playtime Mix')
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Seeds
Collected or purchased 2023
Annuals
Edibles
Tea
Flowers
Full Sun
Part Shade
Direct Sow
BC 2023

Sprouts in 7-14 Days
Seed Depth: 1/4"
Ideal Temperature: 60-70 F
Plant Spacing: 10"
Frost Hardy: Yes

Calendula plants will begin blooming 45-60 days after germination.

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