Spring Order—Oliver’s Finest Seeds from the 2011 Catalog
Following Sunday night’s delivery of 11 inches of heavy, heavy snow, I went straight for the seed catalog. It had arrived early January but I paid it no attention for two months, way too soon to entertain the idea that spring might spring. Now nothing else would do but to sit down and make my list. I know that I can’t grow tomatoes from seed, peppers just as foolish, but when I saw these new varieties, I couldn’t resist.
| Title | Type | Description | Price |
| On the Sunny Side of the Street | Radish | Early firm red globes, bright clear flavor with a hint of brass | $2.99 |
| How Long Has This Been Going On? | Zucchini | Spineless plant, likes all soils, nutty, tangy taste makes it a top favorite. Easy to pick, long growing season. | $2.99 |
| Anybody Want to Try My Cabbage? | Cabbage | A No. 1 red cabbage, mid-late, chops easily, split resistant. Good holding ability. | $2.99 |
| Stompin’ at the Savoy | Savoy Cabbage | Firm, crinkled heads with tender leaves, sweet as wine, romps to harvest | $2.99 |
| C’est Si Bon | Kohlrabi | Best purple, tender, fast maturing, diameter reaches 8” with interior still so sweet, holds well in the field. | $3.99 |
| I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling | Pole Beans | African-Latin heirloom, brown seed with deep brown stripes, retains flavor even when fully mature. | $3.99 |
| Heebie Jeebies | Swiss Chard | Many colored stems, taste is almost electric, bordering on scat, somewhat vulnerable to cold. | $3.99 |
| Gully Low Blues | Sweet Pepper | Dark green, shapely fruit tapers to blunt point, ripens glossy red then purple | $2.99 |
| Hotter Than That | Habanero Pepper | Blow your socks off sting, use fresh or dried, key ingredient in Creole sauces | $2.99 |
| Potato Head Blues | Russet Potato | Scab-free, cylindrical, loses the blues at maturity, delicious and stores well | $2.99 |
| Beau Koo Jack | Fingerling Potato | Rose blush, smooth, melt in your mouth flavor, tastes like a million bucks | $2.99 |
| Cornet Chop Suey | Heirloom Tomato | Mahogany brown shoulders with fleshy green tones, rich flavor, dripping with juice | $3.99 |
| I’m in the Market for You | Heirloom Tomato | First recorded planting 1930, golden globes marbled interiors, complex regal flavor | $3.99 |
| King of the Zulus | Heirloom Tomato | Our best black tomato, spirited, withstands drought and excessive moisture, rules the patch | $3.99 |
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