Wednesday, January 18, 2012

Seed Review

I ordered a lot of seeds last year and haven't reviewed them yet. So here are my reviews! Items in ITALICS will be grown again this year.

From victoryseeds.com-(These are ALL heirloom seeds)~~No known data on GMO/Monsanto affiliation. My assumption is non-GMO/Monsanto since the Urban Homestead blog supports them.
-Kentucky Wonder Pole Green Beans~~Grew very well.
-Bull's Blood Beet~~I was amazed at how well these grew. Great for canning.
-Homemade Pickles Cucumber~~Grew well. Grew to normal cucumber size. Cucumbers are cucumbers, no need to buy special for pickles.
-Poinsett 76 Cucumber~~Grew well. Kept growing until plants were pulled out in November.
-Lincoln Pea~~Grew well.
-Stowell's Evergreen Sweet Corn~~Very disappointed. Grew tall stalks but ears of corn were only half matured.
-Beefsteak Tomato~~Grew well.
-Delicious Tomato~~Grew well.
-Saucy Tomato~~Grew the BEST!
-Anaheim Hot Pepper~~Produced very few fruits. Late frost may have contributed.
-Jalapeno Hot Pepper~~Produced many small fruits. Late frost may have contributed.
-California Wonder Bell Pepper~~Eh. Thin skinned fruits susceptible to sunburn.
-Cherry Belle Radish~~Grew HUGE!
-Red Burgundy (Bermuda) Onion~~Unsuccessful. Didn't grow.
-Yellow Sweet Spanish Onion~~Unsuccessful. Didn't grow.
-Waltham 29 Broccoli~~Took a very long time to grow. Very happy with end result though.
-Little Fingers Carrot~~Amazing. Grew well in clay dirt.
-Nantes Improved Carrot~~Amazing. Grew well in clay dirt.
-Chives~~Pot malfunction. No result.
-Coriander (Cilantro)~~Pot malfunction. No result.
-Dill, Mammoth~~Grew well. Made great tasting pickles.
-Oregano~~Pot malfunction. No result.
Subtotal $40.30 Shipping $5.20 Total spent $45.50

From Gurneys.com (I don't know if these are hybrid or heirloom)~~Non-GMO/Monsanto!!!
-Mortgage Lifter Tomato~~Grew well.
-Elizabeth Blueberry~~Grew for 3 weeks then died.
-Large Leaf Italian Basil~~Pot malfunction. No result.
-Japanese White Hull-less Popcorn~~Grew tall stalks. Small ears but dried wonderfully.
-Jack-Be-Little Pumpkin~~Slow to produce fruits. Pumpkins weren't ready until November.
-Sweet Leaf Plant (Stevia)~~Pot malfunction. No result.
-Red Latham Raspberry~~Was dead on arrival.
-Evergreen White Bunching Onions~~Unsuccessful. Didn't grow
-Enz-Rot Blossom End Rot Concentrate Spray (as a filler to reach $50)
Subtotal $52.71 Shipping $9.85 Promo -$25.00 Total Spent $37.56

From Parkseed.com~~Will not be ordering from parkseed.com again. Associated with GMO/Monsanto.
-25 Strawberry Plants and 2 Topsy Turvy "Growin Bags"~~Growin Bags suck. Plants grew and produced flowers. Bags had poor drainage, even with extra holes poked in them. Plants drowned after first rainstorm.
-Celery Tango Hybrid~~Unsuccessful. Didn't grow.
-Lettuce Master Chef Blend~~Overabundance of lettuces. Very tasty mix.
Subtotal $18.25 Shipping 12.40 Total Spent $30.65

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