Seed Picks for My 2020 Garden (Warm Season Crops)
This is Part one of my Seed Picks! Part two encompasses all the cool season crops and will come out next week. I did have this all as one blog post but it was wayyyy too long. Now it is not so overwhelming 🙂
It’s time to get my garden planning into high gear! I’ve been working hard on a very detailed digital garden plan for 2020 that I hope to show you in the next few weeks. While I’m finishing that up, I thought I would share all the plants and varieties I plan to grow this year.
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I have a few varieties that I grow every year because they have earned a permanent spot in my garden. I also grow new varieties each year and it’s always in comparison to my favorites. If a new variety has qualities I like more than my old favorite, it kicks out the old favorite and wins a spot in my garden the next year.
Also keep in mind that different plant varieties work better in different areas of the country and the world. My growing zone is zone 6b. My climate has roughly 160 frost free days and it is hot and humid here.
One year I grew an indeterminate paste tomato called Jersey Devil and gave some seeds I saved to my Mother in Law. I had no idea she had only 90 frost free days (zone 4b). This means she couldn’t grow it because she had too short of a season to get a decent harvest. I’m more aware now of those with shorter growing seasons and as a result, I’ve included days to harvest so you can determine if the plant will work for your season.
I hope this list helps you get some ideas for your own garden too!
Tomatoes
My Favorites
- Black Cherry (64 days)
- Cherokee Purple (80 days)
- Martinos Roma (70-80 days)
Still testing
- Egg yolk (70 days) I originally got these from Baker Creek but they no longer sell them.
- Amish Paste (85 days)
- Tappy’s Heritage (85 days)
New this Year
- Juliet (F1) (60 days)
- Blue Beech (82 days)
- San Marzano II (78 days)
- Black Krim (80 days)
- Sunrise Bumblebee (70 days)
Cucumbers
My Favorite
- Homemade Pickles (55-60 days)
- Tendergreen Burpless (55 days)
New This Year
Winter Squash/Pumpkin
My Favorite
- Butternut Squash (100 days)
New this Year
- Honeynut Butternut (110 days)
- Long Island Cheese Pumpkin (105 days)
Summer Squash
My Favorite
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- Lemon Squash (50 days)
New this Year
- Zucchino Rampicante (70 days)
Watermelon/ Melon
My Favorite
Still Testing
- AliBaba Watermelon (100 days)
New this Year
- Petit Gris de Rennes Melon (85 days)
Pepper
My Favorites
- Poblano (80 days)
- Emerald Giant (72-80 days)
- Banana Pepper (70 days)
- Tam Jalapeno (85 days)
Still Testing
- Midnight Dreams (70-80 days)
New this Year
- Miniature Yellow Bell (60 days)
Green Beans
New this Year
- Provider Bush Bean (50 days)
- Jade Bush Bean (53 days)
Dried Beans and Cowpeas
My Favorites
- Black Turtle (90-120 days)
- Tigers Eye Bean (80-90 days)
- Ozark Razorback Cowpea (90 days)
New this Year
- Light Red Kidney (85 days)
Corn
My Favorites
- Who Gets Kissed? Sweet Corn (78-84 days)
New this Year
- Popcorn Mini Blue (80 days)
Flowers
My Favorites
