BAKER CREEK SEED HAUL for my 2024 Garden

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@roxannern9393 8 ай бұрын

Marshmallow is a great herbal - I advise researching all of its uses. Amaranth also. Tomatoes, Thornburn's Terra Cotta is an absolute must for flavor and production! Being from a Dutch family I also purchased the very interesting Filderkraut cabbage for making sauerkraut (fermented cabbage); I actually have 2 - 2 gallon glass containers with fermenting cabbage in my cupboard right now. Basil; the lime basil makes a fabulous delicious tea. I also got licorice basil, so glad to hear that you like it! Exciting!!! If you want pollinators, our best performer (about which we were totally shocked) is the Tithonia, Mexican Sunflower. They plants grew as tall as our house with multiple small orange blooms attracting so many bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Yes, hummingbirds on a sunflower?! They like heat and start really performing in late June and don't stop until frozen. Even as the plants were dying and slowed down production, we left them in because all of the insects still depending on them for their last meals of the year. Tithonia is a must have for the pollinators. We plant bergamot with tomatoes for pollination. Amazing! Safflower was pretty beneficial for the pollinators also. So much so that I only picked 1 flower for seasoning rice. This year, I hope to have a plethera of Safflower plants so I get some without feeling guilty for taking food from beneficial pollinators. It gets a couple of feet tall and is a little prickly. I grew it in front of the Tithonia last year next to the brick walk. I will plant it away from walkways and behind shorter flowers this year; probably with some orange cosmos and yellow zinnias. I hope some of this information helps. We are in 7a, E TN in a large valley encircled by mountains. This will be our 4th garden year here. Good luck! Can't wait to see the garden results and harvest uses / preservation!

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

I loved reading this. Thank you for all the wonderful information. I’m so excited to share my garden with people like you this year. ❤️😊

@PlantObsessed 10 ай бұрын

I also am intrigued by the pointed cabbage. Well spent advertising money on Facebook.oh no more basil... I also have a basil problem.😮

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I’m excited to grow it. I’ll be winter sowing in just a couple weeks.

@DarlaPitman 10 ай бұрын

So fun! The Gaillardia Double Sunset is stunning! I have grown it the past 2 years, and it never fails to blow me away with its unique beauty. As for flowers that attract pollinators, Tithonia, Agastache, and Hyssop are the ones I have noticed having the most around here.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I’ve never heard of Tithonia. Looking it up right now. 😊

@NicoleSmithGardening 10 ай бұрын

Poured an extra big glass of breakfast wine to watch this! 🎉🪴🙌

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Breakfast wine😆 I adore you my friend ❤️

@NicoleSmithGardening 9 ай бұрын

@@jencordial 😘

@dsgardenadventures 8 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@PleasantPrickles 9 ай бұрын

I grew Apricot Zebra and thought I didn’t like it, but then I roasted them and they were deliciously sweet! 🍅

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Some tomatoes do take on a different flavor when tried differently than just fresh. Some I definitely prefer cooked or roasted but don’t want them on a sandwich.

@toddgertler1323 9 ай бұрын

I tried the Green Twister Echinacea. They came out a lovely shade of orange. Deep, dark orange. Really striking, but not green.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

If I can just get some to germinate this year, I’ll be happy. This will be my third year attempting to. If it first you don’t succeed try try again.😁

@vickikenton5439 9 ай бұрын

Ha! I’m pressure canning ham & bean soup while watching this 12/31/23! I got baker creek seeds a few weeks ago, too. Tomatoes & peppers. 😊

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

😆. That’s so funny. I’m already to make another batch myself.

@sathya108love 8 ай бұрын

Nice, Jen! So glad I haven’t done my BC order yet. Would have missed some gems you highlighted. Gotta have those orchid nasturtiums! Thanks for the great video 💖

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

Oh wonderful. I’m so glad this was helpful to you. You are so kind. ❤️😊

@travisevans7502 7 ай бұрын

Borage, Blue spice Basil, Dill, Sweet Alyssum all really brought in pollinators I also have Mason bees which come out early and pollinate things like apple trees they are usually done by June, so I plan on getting leaf cutter bees this year again. I purchased some a couple years ago but none of them stuck around, but I didn't use invita bee spray attractant or natural reeds, so figured I would give it another shot. I don't really have a problem with pollinators I grow so many flowers and have several hummingbird feeders just enjoy raising the bees.

@jencordial 7 ай бұрын

That is a dream of mine to someday have my own bee hives. I would spoil them so hard. I keep trying to bring them in. In spring there’s alot but then I think neighbors spray weed killers and such and by mid summer I’m hand pollinating my squash. Someday I’ll have bees. 😊

@trishsmith2811 4 ай бұрын

I always pour all my lettuce seeds into the same ziplock bag unless it’s a romaine. Baker creek is so nice to send free seed. They sent me a purple lettuce. Yum.

@jencordial 3 ай бұрын

There’s just a couple lettuce varieties I’m tryin to make sure I isolate the seed because they had poor germination and I very much want more of that particular variety but I too usually just mix them all up. 😁

@RichardRahn-p4u 8 ай бұрын

Hy im a 72 yearold man aa grate grand pa and been gardening sence i was little.i just came across your site a few days ago .i love tomatos and been trying to get some if the purple ones .i bought the Baker Creek catalon the first day it was sold in walmarts and ordered some of there seed and was told they where sold out of there all purple tomato on the cover and the yellow one with the purple on it .i would really like to get some of the purple ones if some one would be willing to share with me. Thanks for kistening to me .i hope the gardening season is good for all of us. Richard r. Of mi.

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

Hi Richard. It’s my understanding that the purple galaxy tomatoes were never actually sold by baker creek this year. Their websites says they were hoping to have limited quantities but are having production issues and they think it’s unlikely they will be offering it to customers at all this year. So you probably won’t be able to find from anyone. Maybe next year baker creek will have better production of it. Happy gardening to you. And thanks so much for your support. 😁

@dsgardenadventures 8 ай бұрын

The pollinators loved the Tithonia and blue spice basil. There were so many bees on the blue spice basil. You could hear them buzzing around.

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

Wonderful. I’ll be starting my winter Sowing of it soon.

@dustyflats3832 10 ай бұрын

A caution on a tomato? Hmmm. Have to say that’s a first for me. 😂we all have cabin fever early as I ordered early also.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Ordering seeds and trading is one of my favorite past times in the winter. ❤️

@deborahhenderson5314 10 ай бұрын

Jen, do you sow your flower seeds in trays and then transplant them or just sow in the ground?

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I mostly do winter Sowing in jugs and let mother nature do its thing. But I do some late sowing in trays and then once they are able I put directly in the ground.

@DoubleVisionHomestead 8 ай бұрын

I'm sure you'll create a great a great garden with these. I'm trying the same cabbages for the first time this year

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

Thank you. I hope they do well. I’m not the best with timing brassicas and when to plant them so I’m hopeful this will be my year. 😁

@sandradewys1936 8 ай бұрын

You got some awesome medical herbs, veggies , ect . They say the purple herbs and veggies have more vitamins and minerals in them . I love trying new tomatoes , peppers , and herbs. I am learning how to make my own medicines. We share what we e grow on our organic garden. I also share information on making my own medications , and recipies . ❤😊

@sandradewys1936 8 ай бұрын

I want to winter sow this spring!

@jencordial 8 ай бұрын

I’m actually minutes away from recording my winter Sowing tips and tricks video. I love winter Sowing herbs and flowers. It’s just so easy.

@NHchocolatelover 3 ай бұрын

I planted cosmos this year and we've noticed an increase in ladybugs.

@jencordial 3 ай бұрын

Oh that’s is awesome. I hope I notice that too. This year I have several growing right now.

@NHchocolatelover 3 ай бұрын

@@jencordial Cool!

@deborahhenderson5314 10 ай бұрын

Try zinnia’s, they’re lovely.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I have and you are right they are beautiful. I have several varieties and love them all. ❤️

@RealBradMiller 9 ай бұрын

7:02 I was so drawn into the cabbage video from Baker Creek. I wanted to be in that greenhouse smelling cabbages with them!

@RealBradMiller 9 ай бұрын

I knew I should have gotten the Filderkraut! It looks a bit like Audrey II. 😂

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Yes. They did a fantastic job picking someone to promote their new veggies. Even if I’ve watched it 100 times I just keep watching it again and again.

@bhalliwell2191 9 ай бұрын

About your Otricoli orange berry, I went looking on the internet, and found the notation that these berries must not be eaten unless (until?) fully ripe and as birds eat them quite eagerly, you may not see many berries for a few years until (unless?) the plant's production of berries outstrips the birds' appetites for them. Also noted: this thing self-seeds prolifically and even with regular, severe pruning in the winter, you'll need to keep an eye on it because it will take over your garden, given half a chance. Sounds like something you want to keep your kids and pets away from. Meanwhile, claims for this plants health-conferring attributes are most emphatically *not,* repeat NOT, supported by the USDA. I've also been to Baker Creek's online catalog and as of this writing, meaning as I keyboard these words, I don't find "Otricoli orange berry" listed among their offerings although I do find "Scarlet Wolfberry," and I don't know if that's the same thing. From other sources, it appears that the Scarlet Wolfberry could be related, if not identical. Baker Creek has no warning on the Scarlet Wolfberry, and "Otricoli orange berry" doesn't show at their website. Er, I think. (I really don't care for this new catalog layout.) Please be careful. Good luck.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for doing some research and letting me know. I bought these seeds before seeing that warning. I still haven’t decided whether I’m going to put it in my garden. If I do, I’ll end up putting it in a pot because I do not want it to spread like ground cherries do.

@bhalliwell2191 9 ай бұрын

@@jencordial Actually you'll have a problem keeping that plant contained if it's popular with the birds: they eat the berries, and a little bit after that they "drop excess weight before taking off," in the words of a fellow I used to be acquainted with, as they fly from one spot to another. If it isn't birds, well, it can be other critters such as raccoons or possums, both omnivores, and while they don't fly the effect is the same. I'm not tying to tell you, "OMIGOSH, don't do this!" It's your decision. Meanwhile, Nature provides for survival of the species, eh?

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

@@bhalliwell2191 you are so right. That’s exactly why I have ground cherries everywhere right now. These might have to be trading seeds. 😊

@laneeacannon1450 9 ай бұрын

Love in a Mist is a great self-seeder.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Thank you. I will add this one to my want list. 😊

@TIERRAYLOMBRICES 10 ай бұрын

I wasn't going to buy seeds this year but now I have to get some of the same ones you got.😊😊

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I’m such a good influence 😆

@HealyMeans 9 ай бұрын

hi jen 🤗 great seed haul video. baker creek has one of the best catalogues and varieties of seeds. i grow in raised beds and containers in southern california, zone 10b. new subscriber looking forward to watching more of your videos. tfs

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Welcome and I’m so happy you’re here. I’m a big fan of seeds. And this time of year I do a lot of hauling of them.

@paulgermanos5242 10 ай бұрын

Baker Creek is great. Anise hyssop (Agastache) has been popular not only with the bees when in flower but also the finches when it goes to seed. Really, though, everything in the mint (Lamiaceae) family is wonderful. And I find zinnias very attractive to bees, butterflies and finches. Common milkweed has brought in monarch butterflies--but clearwing moths as well. A diversity of flower colors, shapes and sizes, blooming throughout the season, Spring to Autumn, is a win for everyone. Try scarlet runner beans! And don't dismiss goldenrod or other freely available species often called weeds...

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your comment and recommendations. I will definitely keep adding all the things to my collection that I can find. Each year my garden get better and better and my goal is for there to be alot that just self seeds. I hope you have a fantastic day. ❤️

@dustyflats3832 10 ай бұрын

😂you asked-I highly recommend calendula! It is new to me this year and now my new favorite as it can handle frost in the fall way better than most. Borage, zinnias, any kind of daisy like flowers. Garlic chives smell terrific when they flower and will be jumping with pollinators-just cut the seed heads if you don’t want a trillion plants. I think flowers are being bred to be more double flowering and many pollinators can’t get to the nectar easily. Spotted horsemint is native prairie flower and another that hums with insects. And of course snapdragons and Baker has a great orange one. Happy planning, it’s going to be a long winter.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for all your recommendations. I’ve not heard of spotted horsemint before. I’ll definitely add it to my collection.

@josenajera2964 10 ай бұрын

Hi Jen! Have you seen their new "Purple galaxy" tomato they have for 2024? It looks very intriguing being entirely purple inside and out and I'm wondering if you were going to be getting them when they become available.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

If I can get my hands on it yes but my guess there will be a mad dash for them so I might end up trying to trade for them. But I agree it’s definitely interesting

@rachelgalus 10 ай бұрын

Ooooooooooo that chamomile! And orchid flame! I wasn’t going to order from them this year because I made a huge bulk johnnys order… but they got one of my favorite cucumbers back that they haven’t had for a couple years. Their new super purple tomato looks cool. But I bet it’ll be out of stock immediately lol. I know it’s only December but I am so pumped for next year.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Yes I’ve seen Purple Galaxy. It almost looks fake. I’m like you I’d like it but I doubt I can get my hands on it. Maybe I can trade for it.

@Ogrod.i.Kuchnia.Moniki 10 ай бұрын

Marshmallow is a medicinal herb. Mostly the root but also leaves and flowers 🌺

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I definitely want to grow my collection of medicinal herbs. I’ve always seen this one but never jumped on it. Thank you for your comment. 😊

@hoosierhen 10 ай бұрын

Try borage! It attracts bees like a magnet in my gardens. Zinnias & of course sunflowers are other excellent choices. All are easy to grow from direct seeding, require minimal care & you can easily save seed.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

I grew borage for the first time last year. It didn’t get going until really late though so I’m hoping it’ll reseed and get going really well this year. I’ve got a new one I’ll be winter sowing here soon.

@ivahihopeful 10 ай бұрын

Girl! I wish I could get my seeds organized quick enough! I totally could’ve sent you Brown Sugar and many of those basils and lettuces…. Which you can never have too much lettuce. And I LOVE licorice basil! Beautiful and yummy!

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

You are so sweet😊. Same for me. I need to get organized too. I’m hoping I can during Christmas break. We will do our trade soon. ❤️

@laneeacannon1450 9 ай бұрын

Kalibos cabbage is a dud.

@jencordial 9 ай бұрын

Aww bummer really. How so?

@laneeacannon1450 9 ай бұрын

It never headed up for me. Another person who tried it said the leaves get huge but the head is small. It takes up a ton of room for practically nothing.