Eggplant Varieties
Orlando - 'Orlando' is a dwarf plant, only about 30" high, and it produces tiny 2" length eggplants.
Florida Market - 85 days. Very large plant, large purple bell shaped fruit. An old standard market variety, and an excellent type for the south.
Round Mauve - 85 days. Round fruit are a lovely, deep mauve color, purple calyx. Plants are compact and have purple stems. They start producing very early with incredibly productive yields.
Thai Eggplant - Hybrid Violet Prince - 40 days after transplant - reported by FL Ag to be short lived perennial.
Indian Eggplant - Hybrid Black Baby - 45 days after transplant - does well in hot humid weather, disease and pest resistant.
*notes to self: plant french marigolds with the eggplant
Okra Varieties
Stewart's Zeebest - This spineless okra produces extra tender, green pods that are round and not ribbed; tasty. Tall branching plants set heavy yields of this great Louisiana heirloom.
Burgundy - 55 days. Pods and stems are a beautiful, deep-red. Very tender and delicious. Highly ornamental and tasty!
Tomato Varieties
Camparti - seeds saved from grocer - germinated; fruiting unknown
Black from Tula - 80 days. A unique, large 8-12 oz. dark tomato exhibiting a rich, deep purplish-brown color. Some seed savers say it is the best tasting of all the dark tomatoes. Very rich, old-fashioned flavor, sweet and spicy. A rare Russian heirloom.
Yellow - seeds saved from grocer
San Marzano 2 Plum - 80 days indeterminate
Mortgage Lifter - 85 days indeterminate heirloom
Hybrid Tropic Boy - indeterminate - vigorous grower, 6-7 loculi and 5-6 fruits per cluster. Fruits have tough skin and firm meat and crack free, suitable for long distance shipping.The plant is high tolerant to Bacterial wilt, Fusarium, Nematode and Stemphylium attacks. Very good for tropical area productions.
*notes to self: may want to try this Cuban cherry type - Placero and this Floradade; for hot humid us
** companion planting: basil, chives, dill, borage, celery, carrots, marigold
*** plant the Lemon Basil with all tomatoes
Bean Varieties
*update! have more - now have master bean plan
Purple Podded Pole Bean
Purple Hull Pinkeye Bush Cowpea
Red Noodle Yard Long Bean
Akanata Mame Sword Bean
Corn Varieties
Burpee Sweet Corn Early & Often Hybrid
Stowell's Evergreen
Cucumber Varieties
Mexican Sour Gherkin
Fin de Meaux
Burpee Pickler Pepino Pepinillo Burpee
Burpee Bush Pickle
Yok Kao
Squash & Melon Varieties
Lebanese White Bush Marrow
Early Bulam Hybrid Summer Squash
Chihuahua Landrace Cushaw Winter Squash
So, my idea to start seeds .... I'll start them in the 18 cell nursery plats, and roll them in and out of the garage. I'll take my cart/trailer and line it with black plastic and put the cell trays on that. Roll it out during the day, and back into the garage at night. Once the weather starts warming up (??Feb??) if we have finished emptying the log bin, I think i can use that to drape plastic over it for a greenhouse type effect. That is the plan ATM. Subject to change of course.
OK, I'm changing my plan. I think. Subject to change again of course. I'm thinking I'll make a cold frame; out of a PVC frame and covered with clear vinyl. Make water trays out of a wood frame tucked inside a black yard trash bag. Line them all up on the running mat so I (or hubs) can pull them inside the garage in the event of a forecasted freeze. This revised plan is to hopefully get plants to bearing size sooner. Caveat! Subject to change! Oh, I almost forgot. I think I can use the cold frame as a row cover also when I put the seedlings out. Well, at least in the back.
Handy dandy guide for newbies for when to start seeds.
If I am reading this darn freeze chart from NOAA correctly, we have a 50% probability of 36 degree weather at Feb 18 and 32 degree at Jan 31 and a first freeze date anytime between Dec 1 and Jan 15 with a 50% probability of Dec 25 being the first freeze date. Oh, and March 15 being the very last 10% chance freeze weather. So .............
Seed Starts @ Dec 15 - 18 cell tray #1
Orlando Eggplant x 2
Florida Market Eggplant x 2
Round Mauve Eggplant x 2
Stewarts Zeebest Okra x 2
Burgundy Okra x 2
Tuscan Kale x 2
Black from Tula Tomato x 2
Camparti Tomato x 2
San Marzano Tomato x 2
Seed Starts @ Dec 15 - 18 cell tray #2
Thai Eggplant Hybrid Black Baby x 2
Mortgage Lifter Tomato x 2
Yellow Jubilee Tomato x 2
Cucumber - bush x 2
Cucumber - climbing x 4
Sweet Italian Pepper x 2
Hot Italian Pepper x 1
Hawaiian Pepper x 1
Seed Starts @ Jan 1
Black from Tula Tomato x 2
Camparti Tomato x 2
San Marzano Tomato x 2
Cherry x 2
Bell Pepper x 2
Sweet Italian Pepper x 2
Eggplant x 2
Tuscan Kale x 2
Mortgage Lifter x 2
Yellow Jubilee x 2
Thai eggplant hybrid x 4
Asian eggplant x 2
Seed Starts @ Jan 15
Tuscan Kale x 2
Stewart's Zeebest Okra x 2
Eggplant x 2
Camparti Tomato x 2
San Marzano Tomato x 2
Squash x 4
Melons x 4
Seed Starts @ Feb 1
Cucumber (plant with petunia) (not actually for the NE garden; just a note for me to remember to do add this!)
Spinach for the salad bar strip
Dill & Lovage for trap/companion crops in amongst the tomato
Sunflower
Transplant out | Start in Ground @ Feb 15
from tray #1: (then replant tray #1 for insurance)
Tomato
Eggplant
Okra
Corn
Beans
Transplant out | Start in the Ground @ March 1
from tray #2
Eggplant
Tomato
Cucumber
Pepper
More Beans in ground in case of germination failure
Sweet 100 Cherry Tomato in ground
Evergreen Currants in Hanging Pot on back fence
replant tray #2 with summer time greens
Transplant out everything else @ March 15
start in ground: bush beans with climbing cucumbers
squash with corn & beans in parking pad fence garden
dill on east side of tomatoes in raised parking pad bed
** edit** due to freezing weather this plan will be postponed a bit
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