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New to me are brussel sprouts! I've been nurturing (or torturing) them since EARLY JANUARY! I just planted them out in the greenhouse, and they're looking okay! Which was a little surprising to me because its been coooool at night. The variety is Catskill.
 

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Today I started some sunflower varieties. My last experience in growing sunflowers were the result of bird or squirrel plantings.

Planted were Autumn Beauty, Apricot Twist, Baby Bear, Black Oil, Bronze, Chianti, Drop Dead Red, Dwarf Sunspot, Giant Grey Stripe, Indian Blanket, Italian White, Lemon Queen, Magic Roundabout, Mini Sunflower, Munchkin, Peach Passion, Starburst Lemon Eclair, Red sun, Sky Scraper, Tall Gold, Teddy Bear, Titan, Vanilla Ice, and Velvet Queen. I have a few other varieties that I might try, although they are of unknown age.

I also "planted" a used celery root after using the last stalk for soup yesterday.
 

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I planted 2 new (to me) varieties of corn, Painted Mountain and Anasazi sweet corn. I planted several North Georgia Candy Roaster, a winter squash used for pumpkin pie. I planted a few Black Oil Sunflowers for the chickens.
 

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@digitS' Thanks for the link, I'll have a browse. La Madera looks quite nice actually, much flesh. I grew the Mayo Blusher last year and they were pretty succesful, not quite as good eating though, I assume.

I'm loving the sound of Moth Beans @TheSeedObsesser, they're about 25% protien! Perfect find for the veggie/vegans of this world. I'll certainly consider jumping on your band wagon with you there.
 

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I was wondering what you lovely people may be trying for the first time this year? For me it's the Cucamelon (Melothria Scabra) or the Mexican Sour Gherkin. They're so cute!

Anyone tried these?

I have not tried Cucamelon, but it will be in my garden next year, thanks! I must have at least one new thing in the garden, and always looking for something interesting to climb on the pine poles. Might be an interesting refrigerator pickle.

This year I'm trying Par-Cel, Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe (how can I live here and not try THOSE?!), and a new lavender - 'Ellagance Purple' - seedlings are up and doing great! :woot

Not totally new to me, but back in the garden this year, Malabar Spinach - we eat it until it blooms and then it's a pretty vine til winter. :cool:
 

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I just looked at the moth beans today an am already seeing germination, only two days after I planted planted them. Looks like they might like it here. We've mostly had cold nights with warm days for the past couple of weeks.

I'll keep you updated as this is the first time in the bandwagon myself.
 

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I have not tried Cucamelon, but it will be in my garden next year, thanks! I must have at least one new thing in the garden, and always looking for something interesting to climb on the pine poles. Might be an interesting refrigerator pickle.

This year I'm trying Par-Cel, Minnesota Midget Cantaloupe (how can I live here and not try THOSE?!), and a new lavender - 'Ellagance Purple' - seedlings are up and doing great! :woot

Not totally new to me, but back in the garden this year, Malabar Spinach - we eat it until it blooms and then it's a pretty vine til winter. :cool:

A pickle sounds like a great idea. Apparently good in a cocktail also! Or seasoned heavily and devoured of course. I'll let you know of failures and successes.

Par-cel? This is a leafy green parsley celery?
 

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Michael, we talked a little about par-cel back in February (link). It was a swing and a miss for me getting the seeds this year.

I should say that @Hal posted a recommendation all the way from Australia for La Medera winter squash, an American Indian variety. I nearly said that it was @Mel who is from Australia but he's from North Dakota . . . the home of the squash I have grown for decades! That is Buttercup.

La Madera means "from the woods" but Buttercup is a nice name, too. I guess that the first choice for a name was "grow this if you garden on a cold, wind swept northern prairie and think nothing else will do okay." "Buttercup" was a better choice for a name ;).

Steve
 
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