Yes you will.

I order now because I start lots of seedlings in Feb.

Also, you're sure to get what you want before things sell out.

Happy New Year!

My seed orders are often quite large and I have been known to make mistakes, forgetting this or that. Since there are several outfits that will provide new seed, I spread out orders over several months.

January is my month to assess what I already have. By the end of the month, I'd better have a 99% idea of what:

• I have
• I want
• Source it will come from
• Date it will be needed

Hopefully, I've covered all the bases but, if not ... I have several more weeks and orders to find where I've fallen short.

Steve

Yup, same boat here. I order seeds from about early December until about mid-January. I never truly "need" any seeds at all, but there are so many fun things to grow I just can't help myself. It's such a fun time of year, if not a bit expensive..

I order starting in November but no later than end of December --- want fresh saved ones, not the leftovers for springtime sales ....

Tony

p.s. Anyone interested what tomatoes I'm growing now in the Winter, see the topic below:

http://forums.gardenweb.com/discussions/4978576/2018-winter-tomatoes-what-when-and-where-are-you-planting#21324746

Nick,

You continue to impress. I did order all of my seeds right after Jan. 1.

I plan to set up a test of old seeds in a few days here - planting 2-4 just to test germination. If they don;t respond, I'll still have time to order new seeds.

Nick, I am growing a couple of oddball tomatoes and may provide you with a couple of starts to try as well.

Thanks, Jerry - interested to see how your older seeds do. I have very little germination issue with tomato seeds - peppers are a bit more finicky. Greens are hard to tell because I broadcast them loosely and thin later.

I hope to get about 40 tomato plants into the garden this season, but might be able to squeeze in a few more The most I've planted is 34, I think, with 29 making it to production mode. Only a few peppers being plants this season, maybe a novelty eggplant and tons of greens. I'm venturing into brassicas this season for the first time. Have lots of empty whiskey barrels that will need something in them and I figure cabbage, broccoli, caulifower and kohlrabi will do well.

If anyone is looking to trade seeds or just needs some seeds, let me know. I went way overboard this year and am second guessing that decision. I have more than enough to share and I would hate to see seeds go to waste.

"maybe a novelty eggplant "

David52 had a suggestion for an eggplant variety that I've grown every year, recently: Applegreen. Fedco, Pinetree and Rare Seeds carry it. Originally, it was from the U of New Hampshire.

Besides being early, I like the shape of it. Of course, it's round. But, I don't have all that much luck with the bells. Long varieties and little guys work for me but eggplant parmesan makes good use of a bell ... or, that round shape.

Steve

I put seeds on my Christmas wish list, and my husband got them for me. Then I bought some more, lol.

I'm trying to avoid buying seeds, because I already have more than I was able to plant last year. With only one 4x9 bed and whatever containers I can fit in the sunlight, I'm somewhat limited!

I'll still probably end up with over a hundred starts...

If there are some heirloom tomatoes that you would like to try in 2018:

Tomatofest.com has quite a selection. There are 650, they say, with 350 varieties on sale "now through January 19th." Here is their complete list - LINK

Since I no longer trust my saved Gary O Sena seed to grow true-to-type, I should buy some ... but not from Tomatofest. You might think that with a name like Gary Ibsen and 650 varieties that he would have it.

Oh well. Sample Seeds has it: Gary O Sena. I wonder if Remy will remember that she once sent me some seed free, about 10 years ago.

Steve

I appreciate the thread! I needed the reminder to inventory my seeds.

Today is a good day for that, a day off work with freezing drizzle and light snow. It's nice to not have to go out in it. I started soaking tree seeds yesterday for cold stratifying in the fridge for the next few months, so I'm getting the planting itch scratched a little bit.

Digit, I have grown Gary O Sena a few years now and liked it. I didn't know it was a cross between Cherokee Purple and Brandywine, that's interesting! My packet came from Sandhill Preservation in 2016, so I shouldn't be needing to re-order that one this year.

I will need to buy Parsnip seed. By year 2, the germination rate drops off by so much it's not worth sowing.

I don't get many seed catalogs, due to piggybacking on Skybird's orders, so I appreciate hearing who you're ordering from.

Barb