Just received my new seed parcel from Johnny's Seeds!

    I decided to buy more seeds for second spring crop and could not resist checking out a website I have not used that has an amazing selection of products and wonderful customer reviews, www.johnnyseeds.com.

    Their selection of seeds is incredible! There are so many different crop cultivars to choose from, that it is quite dizzying. Because of this diversity, I decided to get some seeds that I have never had the chance to grow before. It took me quite some time on my decisions, but I am completely ecstatic about them.

    My first decision was on some tea plants, I decided to go with the true floral tea route and I purchased some Lavender and Chamomile. I'll start first with the lavender, which has to be one of my nostalgic childhood smells. The lavender cultivar I purchased was called Munstead, which is supposedly like the standard English lavender, which is what I grew up with. This cultivar will start to flower usually after the second year, you're really lucky if it flowers the first! Munstead Lavender flowers blooming colour ranges from light blue to purple. For my chamomile cultivar choice, I picked Roman Chamomile which is a low growing version of the regular chamomile. Roman Chamomile can be used just the same as any other chamomile cultivar, including for fresh tea.

    For my main crop decisions, I chose different cultivars of tomato, broccoli and shallots. For the tomato cultivar I chose Lucky Tiger, a red tomato with green stripes. Supposedly has a sweet and tart flavour when ripe. The broccoli cultivar I chose was De Cicco, which is a traditional Italian heirloom that produces small broccoli heads about 3-4 inches in length. It can be planted in spring or fall, so it's possible for a year long harvest. My final choice was a shallot cultivar called Camelot. I love shallots and I use them quite frequently. This specific cultivar is a purple colour and in my personal opinion more pungent than the white cultivars of shallots.

    All I can say is I am truly happy with the result of this seed company and I'm looking forward to growing these seeds. I am going to plant these guys soon and make a video on my planting routine. Keep an eye out for that! Thanks again guys for staying along and reading my grow posts, it is a pleasure. Follow my blogspot for my updates or even follow me on my various social media, I always follow back. Until next time.....

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