tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630316697430231000.post4695656234649362178..comments2023-10-02T04:46:35.441-04:00Comments on Becker Farms: 2009 Seed OrderJenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15171797412090628520noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630316697430231000.post-65396469251059884332009-01-04T20:55:00.000-05:002009-01-04T20:55:00.000-05:00mradam - Welcome to the blog and thanks for the co...mradam - <BR/>Welcome to the blog and thanks for the comment! Glad to hear you're enjoying it. I did grow the kentucky wonder pole bean last year with moderate success. I used some step-in plastic posts that I had as the poles and the beans didn't seem to want to climb up them, at least not like I had pictured. I think next year I will try poles with string between them like peas. Part of the problem may have been that the beans were the most neglected thing in the garden and didn't get weeded as well as the rest.<BR/><BR/>I really liked the Boston picking cucumbers. I bought them to use for pickles and the Marketmores for slicing. I ended up not making pickles but ate all of the Boston picklers sliced fresh with a little salt. The Marketmore didn't do well for me at all.Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171797412090628520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630316697430231000.post-75701196783525330682009-01-04T16:42:00.000-05:002009-01-04T16:42:00.000-05:00Great selection there. Glad to see you are savin...Great selection there. Glad to see you are saving seeds as you go. I had great success last year with tomatoes, bush beans(the ones the four-legged critters didn't eat), peppers, and especially cucumbers. <BR/>I saved about 50-60 tomato seeds from last year, and am checking their germination rates now. <BR/><BR/>I have decided to go with all heirloom's from Victory Seeds so I can work on my seed saving abilities this fall. Also, I have chosen all new vegetables I've never grown before:<BR/>Pole Bean-Kentucky Wonder <BR/>Cabbage-All Seasons <BR/>Corn-Pencil Cob <BR/>Cucumber-Straight Eight <BR/>Lettuce-Salad Bowl, Red <BR/>Pepper-Golden California Wonder Bell Pepper-Hungarian Sweet <BR/>Pepper-Ancho (Poblano) Hot <BR/>Arugula <BR/>Sunflower-Giant Greystripe <BR/>Tomato-Extreme Bush <BR/>Tomato-Glamour <BR/>Tomato-Tiny Tim <BR/>Cucumber-Boston Pickling Improved <BR/> Some of these are totally new vegs for me to grow (i.e. arugula) and I have increased my garden size by 4 times. I just got my seeds in the mail Friday and I can't wait to get started.<BR/>---Good luck, and great blog!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07665092189407277246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630316697430231000.post-73973104441863906792009-01-01T16:53:00.000-05:002009-01-01T16:53:00.000-05:00Mmm watermelon sounds so good! I forgot to order ...Mmm watermelon sounds so good! I forgot to order lettuce. Brian's idea of a salad is covered in croutons and dressing but I like munching on a few pieces of lettuce for a fresh, crisp snack. I bet it is a neat experience teaching your students about growing food. I stuck to all the animal related classes in HS and now wish I had taken a few on plants! <BR/>I'll be watching for your berry post!Jenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15171797412090628520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630316697430231000.post-31395112880626143852009-01-01T15:33:00.000-05:002009-01-01T15:33:00.000-05:00Sugar Baby watermelons are really good. Dark gree...Sugar Baby watermelons are really good. Dark green with bright pink flesh, really sweet. All of our customers at the farm market love these, but they're always disappointed that they have seeds.<BR/>I ordered seeds already... lots of different lettuces, mostly buttercrunch and Boston, since that's what we really like, plum tomatoes, different colored heirloom tomatoes, beefsteak tomatoes, snap peas, carrots. I still have a lot of seeds left over, but I'll be getting new botany students at the end of January so I'll most likely bring those in for them.<BR/>I also ordered a bunch of different berries so we can put in a berry patch this year. I'm actually going to write a post about that soon, hopefully today!Farmer's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04993260095409544097noreply@blogger.com