Seeds Ordered!

I just ordered my seeds for my garden this year.  From Seeds of Change I got Black Beauty eggplant, a purple strain of tomatillo, Purira pepper (an early-producing variety that's supposed to be very spicy) and some Yukon Gold seed potatoes.  From Horizon Herbs I went with the Chadwick Cherry tomato, more Mboga peppers, Fisher's Earliest corn, epazote, Revolution spinach and three spinach substitutes (Red Orach, Red Aztec and Dark Green Spinach amaranth).

I've never grown potatoes, tomatillos, purira peppers, epazote or any of the spinach substitutes.  Eggplant I've only grown from store-bought seedlings.  The revolution spinach was the winner of my spinach testing last year (the only one that did at all well).

There are a lot of other things I'm planning on growing this year, from seeds that I've saved myself, including okra, sunflower, amaranth, bok choy, zucchini, winter squash, peas and maybe some beans.  If 2012 could be known as the year my garden died (I lost my sage and thyme, and I'm worried that the lavender and peppermint aren't growing yet this year), 2013 will be known as my most productive year yet!  The toddler's big enough to play by himself in the yard while I work in the garden (bonus: he loves to be outside!).  With the way that grocery prices have gone, I'm more motivated than ever to grow my family's food.