23 Rare Seeds I'm Growing in 2019
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Date: 2022-07-18
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reibenny
I also like the colorful ones as well as the exotics. I haven't done a major garden since 2014 but this year will be big. I got my seeds from Baker Creek as well. Back then I grew mostly tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers. I had 9 varieties of tomatoes including Green zebra, Pineapple, Pink Brandywine, Indigo Ruby's, Red Cherry, Yellow Pear, Pink Calabash, Lemon Boy, Mr. Stripey and my all time favorite the White Beauty. If you have never grown or tried white tomatoes they are some of the mildest and creamiest I have ever had. They will dominate my garden this year. As far as cucumbers I had Lemon cucumber, Marketmores, Hmong, Straight 8's and the pickling. All excellent. Lettuces were mainly Romaine, Lolla rossa, Iceberg, Black seeded Simpson. Being adventurous I harvested from everything an decided to make some grilled chicken salads. It was one of the most unbelievable salads I have ever had. Every bite was almost a different flavorful experience. This year I am actually going to do mostly the same but am adding the Orangeglo and White watermelons as well. Hope everyone has a great grow season!
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I also like the colorful ones as well as the exotics. I haven't done a major garden since 2014 but this year will be big. I got my seeds from Baker Creek as well. Back then I grew mostly tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers. I had 9 varieties of tomatoes including Green zebra, Pineapple, Pink Brandywine, Indigo Ruby's, Red Cherry, Yellow Pear, Pink Calabash, Lemon Boy, Mr. Stripey and my all time favorite the White Beauty. If you have never grown or tried white tomatoes they are some of the mildest and creamiest I have ever had. They will dominate my garden this year. As far as cucumbers I had Lemon cucumber, Marketmores, Hmong, Straight 8's and the pickling. All excellent. Lettuces were mainly Romaine, Lolla rossa, Iceberg, Black seeded Simpson. Being adventurous I harvested from everything an decided to make some grilled chicken salads. It was one of the most unbelievable salads I have ever had. Every bite was almost a different flavorful experience. This year I am actually going to do mostly the same but am adding the Orangeglo and White watermelons as well. Hope everyone has a great grow season!
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Chido
The endive variation you picked is actually quite common in The Netherlands (amusing to see it as a 'rare seed': -. It can even be planted in fall and still produce a reasonable crop (I live in a 9A zone.
Our traditional way of consuming it as a winter food (called 'mash pot'):
- cut up and wash the endive
- make mashed potatoes
- Spoon the raw endive through the hot mashed potatoes (the endive dwindles, so be sure to have enough)
- Fry some small diced bacon and spoon them through the mash, including the meat juice
- Serve with warm smoked sausage
Fry some garlic last minute with the bacon for extra flavour.
You can serve it with piccalilly, chutney or dried onions on the table.
A vegetarian variant is to replace the bacon with small diced Gouda (or Edam) cheese. Spoon it through the mash just before serving, so it's a little, but not completely melted.
And I'm going to try lufa! Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
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The endive variation you picked is actually quite common in The Netherlands (amusing to see it as a 'rare seed': -. It can even be planted in fall and still produce a reasonable crop (I live in a 9A zone.
Our traditional way of consuming it as a winter food (called 'mash pot'):
- cut up and wash the endive
- make mashed potatoes
- Spoon the raw endive through the hot mashed potatoes (the endive dwindles, so be sure to have enough)
- Fry some small diced bacon and spoon them through the mash, including the meat juice
- Serve with warm smoked sausage
Fry some garlic last minute with the bacon for extra flavour.
You can serve it with piccalilly, chutney or dried onions on the table.
A vegetarian variant is to replace the bacon with small diced Gouda (or Edam) cheese. Spoon it through the mash just before serving, so it's a little, but not completely melted.
And I'm going to try lufa! Thanks for bringing that to my attention.
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Jamie
I grow baker creek seeds and LOVE them. I have a truly MASSIVE collection of seeds. I probably have 80% of their offering and of the new stuff they just posted this year, I've ordered 23 new things. We have a small farm and while I would LOVE to grow everything all at once: I usually only plant one or two of each type for the big things and small clusters of other things. We constantly battle a MASSIVE plague of rabbits (feral domestics. mostly rex rabbits) who have zero fear of us and treat my gardens and fields like thier own buffet. which makes it difficult. We also have: elk, deer, rats, mice, birds, voles, moles, and a vegetable loving 4 year old. and dog that loves root vegs. AND we live in the pacific north west so weather and climate can be challenging: So we have to get creative with gardening. But I love every moment of it! Baker Creek. I love them!
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I grow baker creek seeds and LOVE them. I have a truly MASSIVE collection of seeds. I probably have 80% of their offering and of the new stuff they just posted this year, I've ordered 23 new things. We have a small farm and while I would LOVE to grow everything all at once: I usually only plant one or two of each type for the big things and small clusters of other things. We constantly battle a MASSIVE plague of rabbits (feral domestics. mostly rex rabbits) who have zero fear of us and treat my gardens and fields like thier own buffet. which makes it difficult. We also have: elk, deer, rats, mice, birds, voles, moles, and a vegetable loving 4 year old. and dog that loves root vegs. AND we live in the pacific north west so weather and climate can be challenging: So we have to get creative with gardening. But I love every moment of it! Baker Creek. I love them!
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GRACIE'S
growing quite a few of ones you mentioned. if you figure out how to eat Job's tears would love to know. I have to use small drill on seeds once dried. I grow them for jewelry. trying the pink celery this year and the purples everything. lol grown luffa many years. they don't like to get dry. growing the super longs this year. works great in slices with my poured soap. grow malibar but no one in family likes it, says too slick but it's beautiful. we also do 5 colors of cotton, roselle, 30 varieties of tomato, 20 varieties of peppers, and lots of herbs and tropicals. zone 7 and LOVE Baker's Creek. most of our seeds come from them, Southern Seed Exchange, and a few small ones. can't wait to see how all yours do. we only grow heirlooms.
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growing quite a few of ones you mentioned. if you figure out how to eat Job's tears would love to know. I have to use small drill on seeds once dried. I grow them for jewelry. trying the pink celery this year and the purples everything. lol grown luffa many years. they don't like to get dry. growing the super longs this year. works great in slices with my poured soap. grow malibar but no one in family likes it, says too slick but it's beautiful. we also do 5 colors of cotton, roselle, 30 varieties of tomato, 20 varieties of peppers, and lots of herbs and tropicals. zone 7 and LOVE Baker's Creek. most of our seeds come from them, Southern Seed Exchange, and a few small ones. can't wait to see how all yours do. we only grow heirlooms.
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omfug
Bear Creek is who I am ordering from too, I have to be super practical as I grow everything in pots (I live on a bluff with a sliver for a back yard) Anyway, I might give that pocket melon a go, I live in the PNW so haven't had much luck with melons in the past, my concern is feeding myself for the winter so I grow a lot of tomatoes, and other things that I can freeze, this year I am also going for pole Lima beans because I grew pole beans last year and was impressed by the productivity, I want to try oxheart carrots---I have an ongoing issue growing root crops like carrots, turnips and beets, I can't figure out why because I use big pots. For something new to me I am considering the celtuce.
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Bear Creek is who I am ordering from too, I have to be super practical as I grow everything in pots (I live on a bluff with a sliver for a back yard) Anyway, I might give that pocket melon a go, I live in the PNW so haven't had much luck with melons in the past, my concern is feeding myself for the winter so I grow a lot of tomatoes, and other things that I can freeze, this year I am also going for pole Lima beans because I grew pole beans last year and was impressed by the productivity, I want to try oxheart carrots---I have an ongoing issue growing root crops like carrots, turnips and beets, I can't figure out why because I use big pots. For something new to me I am considering the celtuce.
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epic_gardening
Kevin that's a pretty eclectic list of seeds. I have grown the red malabar spinach (one of my favorites) and little gem lettuce.
The red malabar spinach will take a little while to germinate and to start growing. So much so you may think that something is wrong but once it starts growing it vines like it's hair is on fire. Try mounting them a little and make sure you mark them to know where they're at.
Something I've noticed is you cant tell how experienced gardener is by the varieties of plants they grow. New gardeners tend to grow the standard red tomato, plain cucumber, etc. If that is the case then your wide variety of uncommon seeds mean you're a super duper gardener.
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Kevin that's a pretty eclectic list of seeds. I have grown the red malabar spinach (one of my favorites) and little gem lettuce.
The red malabar spinach will take a little while to germinate and to start growing. So much so you may think that something is wrong but once it starts growing it vines like it's hair is on fire. Try mounting them a little and make sure you mark them to know where they're at.
Something I've noticed is you cant tell how experienced gardener is by the varieties of plants they grow. New gardeners tend to grow the standard red tomato, plain cucumber, etc. If that is the case then your wide variety of uncommon seeds mean you're a super duper gardener.
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Kelly
I had great luck with the Purple Yard long beans last season. Only drawback was the Aphids and Ants that invaded only those plants but it did not seem to effect them. The beans produced like crazy still, but I had to fight the Ants for the Beans. I made the mistake of inter-planting them with Cucumber vines so they would benefit from the nitrogen sharing. What happened was I got strong plants but the Cucumber vines did not produce. It was not until the bean plants died off that I got any Cucumbers, the Ant's drove off then Cucumber pollinators.
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I had great luck with the Purple Yard long beans last season. Only drawback was the Aphids and Ants that invaded only those plants but it did not seem to effect them. The beans produced like crazy still, but I had to fight the Ants for the Beans. I made the mistake of inter-planting them with Cucumber vines so they would benefit from the nitrogen sharing. What happened was I got strong plants but the Cucumber vines did not produce. It was not until the bean plants died off that I got any Cucumbers, the Ant's drove off then Cucumber pollinators.
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mezleona
I have grown Luhfa, in Mexico that is what we use to scub ourself. You leave the fruits until there completely dried, usually the winter kills them. Be careful of not leaving on the ground or your have so many plants growing everywhere! It you have a pergola, this plant will give you a nice shade. It attracts bumble bees, it has beautiful yellow flowers, go for it my friend. I tried to eat one but did not like the taste. If you try it make sure its a young one. Save your luhfas completely died. They have tons of seeds!
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I have grown Luhfa, in Mexico that is what we use to scub ourself. You leave the fruits until there completely dried, usually the winter kills them. Be careful of not leaving on the ground or your have so many plants growing everywhere! It you have a pergola, this plant will give you a nice shade. It attracts bumble bees, it has beautiful yellow flowers, go for it my friend. I tried to eat one but did not like the taste. If you try it make sure its a young one. Save your luhfas completely died. They have tons of seeds!
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Vijaya
Hi Kevin
Bridget Chang, you are right.
This recipe for any one to try: - and if you do, please let me know what you think?
Lufa when green, has corrugated skin. Grate that. fry in tadaka, oil few cumin seeds and green chilli salt until bit dry, add either roasted peanuts or roasted pounded Sesame seeds. This chutney lasts quite well. use a condiment or on sandwich-yum yum.
Rest of the 'necked'? naughty of me saying but) lufa will be sort of white after losing 'green clothes' to make lovely sabji.
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Hi Kevin
Bridget Chang, you are right.
This recipe for any one to try: - and if you do, please let me know what you think?
Lufa when green, has corrugated skin. Grate that. fry in tadaka, oil few cumin seeds and green chilli salt until bit dry, add either roasted peanuts or roasted pounded Sesame seeds. This chutney lasts quite well. use a condiment or on sandwich-yum yum.
Rest of the 'necked'? naughty of me saying but) lufa will be sort of white after losing 'green clothes' to make lovely sabji.
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Ricky
I remember when heirloom plants were the ones that you had to watch the maturity because the plant would seed out. So why does he need seeds. ( yes I know it means rare, but for me in that case it means, here is a plant that ends it life to produce more and this said plant is the outcome of selective planting of a group of people and region) Plan on doing some heirloom Georgia collards and if they don't seed out in a year i will be questioning the whole heirloom movement.
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I remember when heirloom plants were the ones that you had to watch the maturity because the plant would seed out. So why does he need seeds. ( yes I know it means rare, but for me in that case it means, here is a plant that ends it life to produce more and this said plant is the outcome of selective planting of a group of people and region) Plan on doing some heirloom Georgia collards and if they don't seed out in a year i will be questioning the whole heirloom movement.
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Barb
I grew the Luffa Gourd a few years back. It grew long vines and produced well. The instructions I had said to dry thoroughlt, until the seeds rattled when shaken. If I grew it today I would shave the outside of the fruit's skin from the fruit before it was full dry because it was very difficult. it took 2 weeks to get the peel off a smaller one, the rest I used for compost.
Also, the fruit is edible when picked at about 6 inches or less. I used it in stirfry.
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I grew the Luffa Gourd a few years back. It grew long vines and produced well. The instructions I had said to dry thoroughlt, until the seeds rattled when shaken. If I grew it today I would shave the outside of the fruit's skin from the fruit before it was full dry because it was very difficult. it took 2 weeks to get the peel off a smaller one, the rest I used for compost.
Also, the fruit is edible when picked at about 6 inches or less. I used it in stirfry.
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Amy
Luffa is both edible (if eaten young) AND it doesn't grow two inches. its more like two-three FEET. When I lived in Texas, I had them growing up and over my fence. They did great! If you want to use them as sponges, leave them on the vine until they turn brown and dry out. You can shake them and hear the seeds rattle. thats when you pick and peel them; )
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Luffa is both edible (if eaten young) AND it doesn't grow two inches. its more like two-three FEET. When I lived in Texas, I had them growing up and over my fence. They did great! If you want to use them as sponges, leave them on the vine until they turn brown and dry out. You can shake them and hear the seeds rattle. thats when you pick and peel them; )
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Julie
Ive grow on the amaranth/Chinese multicolored spinach. The whole family loved it, even my dogs, who are picky about their greens. Very drought tolerant, but be careful about letting it go to seed, as you will be weeding it out of your beds for years, even after youve decided you dont want to grow it anymore. It self seeds very readily!
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Ive grow on the amaranth/Chinese multicolored spinach. The whole family loved it, even my dogs, who are picky about their greens. Very drought tolerant, but be careful about letting it go to seed, as you will be weeding it out of your beds for years, even after youve decided you dont want to grow it anymore. It self seeds very readily!
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Linda
When I was young we grew a huge garden on our 3/4 acre lot. Now I live in a townhouse and can't keep up being disabled. Your video cheered me to no end. I love to pass on knowledge to my kids and refer them to interesting videos. I still seed save a little bit because it is so fun! Thank you for the delightful video.
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When I was young we grew a huge garden on our 3/4 acre lot. Now I live in a townhouse and can't keep up being disabled. Your video cheered me to no end. I love to pass on knowledge to my kids and refer them to interesting videos. I still seed save a little bit because it is so fun! Thank you for the delightful video.
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Jeff
Here in Metro Phx with a higher heat index than you so especially important that I research multiple sources to get varied opinions on heat tolerance here. Several of these I have tried. and several I would have to pass on. Would be interesting to see if these all survived in your clime. Thx for the video!
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Here in Metro Phx with a higher heat index than you so especially important that I research multiple sources to get varied opinions on heat tolerance here. Several of these I have tried. and several I would have to pass on. Would be interesting to see if these all survived in your clime. Thx for the video!
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