need some suggestions for seeds

[majorcatfish]

sat down this morning went though my catalogs wrote down the name of seed order number and from whom
yeah i was bored....
anyway besides the usual seeds with a couple changes.
in your gardens what have you grown as an experiment that has turned into a normal planting for you.
what is it ?
who do you get it from ?
what do you do with it at harvest <fresh,can, etc> ?
thanks everyone

 

[Ridgerunner]

Most of the varieties I've settled on are more trial and error than experiments. I just grow different cucumbe, pepper, or tomato varieties until I get something I like. As you know what does well for me won't necessarily do well for you. But I think Tromboncini squash fits your description of an experiment instead of just trial and error. Of course I heard about it on this forum. I get the seeds from Territorial and only eat it fresh.

 

[digitS']

Good questions, Major'!

I become curious about things that I know little about. It's one of the joys I feel about gardening. Yes, bringing back the tried and true ~ the olde-time flavors, and all ~ that is wonderful but I'd be bored outta my mind if that was what was left after about 50 growing seasons!

These aren't specific answers but here are some things that I didn't know anything about but have had success with: shallots, leeks, celeriac ... I can talk about varieties and recipes .

Moving from where I had my earliest experiences with garden-fresh melons, left a huge void which I tried to fill for years! Even growing tomatoes here hasn't always been easy. I've overcome some of those problems !

My entire diet changed because I tried Asian greens ...

Steve
jury's still out on me consistently growing edamame

 

[journey11]

So many fun things out there to try. So many yummy things you might have been missing out on all this time! I try to make myself stop first to think will we actually eat it? or can I at least use it as an ornamental? And maybe only put in a few plants this time around to try it out. I hate having planted too much of a thing only to find out I have no use for it. I may have a tendency to be overly exuberant like that, especially when it comes to weird or unusually colorful veggies.

 

[baymule]

Hmmm......since we will have 8 acres to play on instead of my tiny city lot, I am already going pig crazy and hog wild! I ordered seeds last November! I ordered all kinds of stuff, will have to get back to you on that experiment to normal thing. Or, I could just take the short cut and admit nothing I do is normal.

I made a fruit tree order last night, but have not sent it off into cyberspace yet.... thought I'd at least actually get moved in first. I bought a gas powered fence post drill with 4" and a 6" bit-figure it will come in handy preparing holes to plant trees in.

What works and what doesn't work?

 

[thistlebloom]

Gee Bay, I can hardly wait for you to get moved in and get started on growing stuff! You're going to be having so much fun!

 

[bobm]

You already have a tractor and horses ... it must have a 3 point on it. Trade that gas powered post hole drill for one that attaches to the 3 point. Since you have sandy soil, what I did is to first dig a ditch for plastic water line where the trees are to be planted, then for each tree drill quite a few holes side by side to at least 3 ft diameter hole ( I dug down to the full length of the shaft ) near the future water line then get a 10 ft. long perforated sewer line pipe and cut into 3 pieces and install it upright then later install a drip line emiter into the upright pipe fill the hole 50% horse manure x 50 % soil. Water well to let it all settle in. Plant trees after the water line is installed and fully functioning. I used more horse manure 6 inches deep all around the bases of the trees as mulch. Works great and the emiters for drip irrigation SAVES TONS OF LABOR .

 

[MontyJ]

Has to be kohlrabi. I saw the seeds on the .10 cent shelf and said what the heck. I didn't even know what it was, but now I plant it every year. I usually pick one, peel it and eat it like an apple.

 

[buckabucka]

My experimental-crop-turned-regular-planting is sweet potatoes. I got them from Sandhill Preservation. They keep pretty well, so I use them fresh.

I'm still working on occasional peanut experiments.

 

[baymule]

You already have a tractor and horses ... it must have a 3 point on it. Trade that gas powered post hole drill for one that attaches to the 3 point. Since you have sandy soil, what I did is to first dig a ditch for plastic water line where the trees are to be planted, then for each tree drill quite a few holes side by side to at least 3 ft diameter hole ( I dug down to the full length of the shaft ) near the future water line then get a 10 ft. long perforated sewer line pipe and cut into 3 pieces and install it upright then later install a drip line emiter into the upright pipe fill the hole 50% horse manure x 50 % soil. Water well to let it all settle in. Plant trees after the water line is installed and fully functioning. I used more horse manure 6 inches deep all around the bases of the trees as mulch. Works great and the emiters for drip irrigation SAVES TONS OF LABOR .

I looked at the 3 point tractor powered hole drill for my tractor model. All I can say is that I shoulda got a bigger tractor. Mine is not big enough to power up a drill that will go deep enough to even set a corner fence post. It would only drill 18" deep. Really? What the crap am I gonna do with that?Plus, a drill for my tractor was $1400 and the hand drill plus extra 6" drill was $200.