these somehow were downloaded backwards, so the pics with the words have their sprouts ahead, not after. At some point I'll figure it out :) My typed list is as follows: Gaillardia � burgundy * Black hollyhock * Poppy- fancy mix Hibiscus moschetuos � yellow * Iberis umbelatta � mixed pinks " � white * Red poppy Scabiosa- mourning bride * Trailing soapwort * Carnation � chabaud mix * Un named red hibiscus * Veronica speedwell � royal blue * Dianthus � pinks Rudebeckia � Irish Eyes Poppy � drama queen Malva zebrina * Poppy � Himalayan Blue * Poppy � breadseed � Hungarian Blue* Verbascum � milkshake Lupine Poppy � pink with ruffled edge Hosta * Poppy Iceland mix Aquilegia � mix * Agastache � honey bee blue Digitalis � apricot beauty * Phlox drummondii � fordhook�s finest mix Stock � giant imperial mix * Hollyhock � peaches n dreams Poppy � venus * Night scented stock Penstemon � rocky mountain blue * Poppy � ladybird * Sunflower surprise Rudebeckia * Lavatera * Larkspur � shades of blue * Sweet peas � pink Blue forget me nots * Pentsemon � huskers red Canterbury bells mixed Lavender � purple * Poppy � oriental- brilliant red Bunny tails grass Chinese cabbage Rudebeckia � Cherokee sunset Rudebeckia � cappuccino Poppy � fruit punch Mountain garland Snapdragon � northern lights Cupids dart � alba Black magic batchelor buttons Dill Detroit dark red beets Cardoon Platycodon � white balloon flower Alaskan daisy Shasta Creeping thyme * Nepeta cataria � catmint Black krim tomato � two sprouts Hibiscus � white with red eye * Bells of Ireland * Turnip greens Pyrethrum � pink and red daisy Baptisia � false indigo Echinacia paradoxa Lavender � hidcote Heuchera � bronze � coral bells * Verbascum � shades of summer Apricot foxglove * Batchelor buttons mixed Pincushion flower � lavender Armeria maritime � sea thrift * Strawberry blonde sunflower Poppy � oriental mix Wildflower blend for full sun Velvet queen sunflower Mexican tea � epazote Lemon queen sunflower Blue flax Swamp mallow Hollyhock � chaters double mixed Globe thistle * Convolvulus � blue enchantment Swiss chard � bright lights Onion sweet � white Spanish Hollyhock � black Baby�s breath � white Switch grass Society garlic Mesculin greens * Blue balloon flower Here is a link that might be useful: WS sprouts as of Easter Sunday 2011

I was making an order and came up with the dreaded "won't ship to Alaska" sign...I get so frustrated with that. But on the bright side, I went seed shopping locally yesterday, and got most of the seeds I wanted cheaper, anyway. My favorite place to buy seeds locally sells Seeds of Change, Renee's Garden, and Johnny's Seeds at a discount, plus buy 4 get 1 free. AND they didn't have one of the tomatoes I wanted; fortunately they had just put in an order to Renee's Garden, so picked up the phone while I was there and had it added to their order. Now that is service! For anyone reading this in the Anchorage/Valley area, if you haven't checked out Far North Garden Supply for those hard to find seeds, you might try them. I'm trying growing artichokes from seed this year. I grew them a couple of years ago, but someone else had started the plants and done the difficult work. I hope the ones I start do as well as those did. I also found cayenne pepper seeds yesterday...there are lots of pepper seeds around, but I haven't found cayenne for a couple of years. It's one of my favorite peppers for drying and adding to anything and everything I cook!

what a fine group of Hostaholics!!!!! I'm proud to be among you. Rob, you live near Danny Van Eechaute, that's mean to post that. I have been collecting species also of course I collect everything. mostly trying to build a several hybrid lines. I don't know what I'm doing yet but I have lots of nice looking seedlings from 2006. I'll be going to the Seattle's NW Garden Show on Feb 14, I know I won't get out of there for less than $500. Naylor Creek has a sales area I want to hit early. hostajim1

What can I say, this has been the weirdest growing season ever, Brita's Foot Long has really produced lots of beans, lots of seed and is finished pole pulled. Barksdale planted the same day is just flowering now and starting to produce pods, mind you the vines have gone wild, gone up the pole, down the pole, up again and reaching out for anything it could grab hold of like my clothesline. Several other varieties are behaving the same way like they're on steroids. Grandma Nellie's and Frank Barnett are also finished, got a bumper crop of seed from 8 plants planted of both of these. Had a bit of a boo boo with Rattlesnake and Louisiana Snap, the seed looks identical and before I realized what I'd done I threw the first dried seed from L.S. in with the Rattlesnake seed I'd already collected, dumb, dumb, dumb. Oh well lots more pods to pick of Rattlesnake so threw that lot of seed in a jar in the kitchen to be used in some recipe or other. Had a couple of failures but the sample of seed given me could have been old Chevrier Vert didn't germinate and Flaro French Flageolet I ended up with one plant. Surprisingly enough I have a tub of Fagiolina del Traimento producing beans, Yancheng Bush looks healthy enough but hasn't begin to flower yet. The runner I'm growing this year Aeron Purple Star has produced fantastically for me, we've had a few meals and now the rest have been left for seed. I have a few pods that didn't turn Purple and as the vines are so intertwined I couldn't find which plant to pull :). Next year I'll only plant half as many plants with a vulgaris variety in between so I can rouge out anything that only produces green pods, mind you that will probably be too late due to the bees. I'll only plant seed from purple pods and keep my fingers crossed. The first Big Mama I planted turned out to be a purple bush bean not a pole variety, have no idea what they are so will scrap them. I managed to find another source for this Big Mama, although planted late it's almost at the top of it's pole and is flowering so there's hope for this one even if I have to put an umbrella over it in the fall. It seems this is another heirloom that is endangered so will grow it again next year. Bosnian Pole is producing lots of beans, not quite at the full bean stage, my trial of the 3 different Tennessee Cutshorts is just about ready for picking and comparing and the samples of quite a few of the other beans I'm growing, seed already picked. I'll come back later with final results, lots of beans at different stages of development yet to report on. This has been one H*ll of a summer I have to admit the heat has been knocking the stuffing out of me, yeah I know the 90's are just warm to some of you but when you are used to most of the summer being in the low 70's it makes a difference. On the the other hand when we were in Arizona one December temps were in the mid 70's during the day and we were all hitting the pool at the motel we were staying at :) the residents all thought we were crazy. They were all sitting around bundled up and some even wore socks to bed at night to keep their feet warm, or so we were told. it's all what you're used too. Annette