Vege Starts - Planning for fundraising and crops.

So for better or for worse, its not even christmas and i'm already salivating over the potential crop and starts fundraiser at Niwas for next year.

Dan at Saltspring Seed Co.  comes across as a real genuine walk the walker.  Dedicated to preserving NON GMO, Organic and Heirloom crops, he has once again showered us with a wonderful variety to produce to be grown in the East Kootenays.

For all you locals with gardens,  these are the starts we are planning on having on offer for sale late april/early may next year. (depending on frost)

TOMATOES.
*Italian Stallion Paste Tomato. - very dense and heavy fruits, worthy of their name.
*Gardener's Delight Small Cherry  - crack resistant, 6 - 12 clusters, heirloom.
*Elizabeth  - family heirloom from Mike Stefancsik, 2 ounce red tomatoes of great flavor.
*Cheesmanii - very old and rare North American heirloom.  prolific.  small orange pear-shaped gems.
*Black Krim Novelty Tomato - heirloom from Krim on the Black Sea. Unique looking 6-12oz, deep      red/purple fruits have dark mahogany shoulders. Rich, sweet, juicy and delicious.
*Cuatomate - Unique Zapotec Indian heirloom.  Orange currant tomato with lots of flavor.
*Early Latah - usually the earliest tomato to ripen. Abundant red plum-shaped fruit on compact plants.

GREENS
*Laurels Freilly Kale
*Red Ursa Kale
*Nutri-bud Broccoli
*Rainbow Chard
*Slo Bolt Cilantro
*Darki Parsley

GRAINS
*Amaranth Mix
*Hi Yield Quinoa
*Gary's Hulless Oats

FLOWERS
*Sunflowers
*Taj Mahal Marigolds - actually collected from the Taj.

And this is not everything we will have...  its going to be great!

What is your favorite vege/flower to grow in the East Kootenay's?

Is it February yet?