Varieties I’m Excited About for My ’09 Garden.

Of all the seeds I’ll be planting this year, I’m most excited about the following!

“Flashy Trout Black” Lettuce-

  Okaaay..will someone  tell me what is up with this name? Flashy Black Trout? Lettuce? What?

 Anyway, this is a real funky looking lettuce, although I’m not sure that it looks like a trout. I planted some today at Luther’s farm. It’s a green butterhead lettuce with….spots. Pretty little red spots all over the leaf. Really pretty, actually. I hope it tastes good too.

“Emu” spinach

  I’ve all but given up on growing spinach, with Louisiana’s short springs and long, hot summers. But  this slow bolting spinach variety looks like a winner. Just offered by Johnny’s Selected Seeds. It’s said to be a quick grower as well. I’ll be giving this one a try. Who comes up with these names, by the way?

“Bush Baby” Zucchini

I usually pick my zucchini small, at least when they don’t get away from me. One or two always manages to hide and get 1,000 feet long in a couple of days. This variety is market as a “true miniature’, so I’m assuming they won’t get as long before starting to change color. I Wonder if the plants are smaller too? This one is going in my garden this spring.

Petit Gris De Rennes Melon

This is an ooold variety. Grown by some French Bishop dude in the 17^th century. The Bishop of Rennes, hence the name. So far, my experience with small French melons has been pretty positive. So I’m excited to try this variety as well. 

“Buttercream” Sunflower

Judging from the picture, this is most beautiful sunflower I’ve ever seen. Me wants.

“White Lightning” Eggplant

Available at TomatoGrowers.com- I don’t remember seeing this one in last year’s catalog, but it looks interesting. The only white eggplant I’ve grown is “Casper”, and the fruits are kinda small. A big white eggplant? Hmm.

Red Choi

    Not much of a Pak Choi fan myself, but these maroon-tinged leaves sure look pretty.

Balloon Pepper

WEIRD!