Hi, All This is an old list dating back to September 14, of 2014. Not all of whats listed is still available. Here is my haves: Herbs: Giant Italian Parsley Lettuce Leafed Basil Italian Basil mixed with Lettuce Leafed Basil. Hot Peppers: NuMex Big Jim Goats Horn aka Cayanne Italian Hot Roaster Anaheim Sorraino Sweet Peppers: Jimmy Nardello (extra long and curley) Lipstick Big Red (Long pointed) Red Bell I have seed not listed here, so If you don't see anything your interested in, ask me about a variety your looking for and I'll see if I have it, and if I have any seed to spare for a trade:) Thanks, Ron:) Here are my wants: Tomatoes: (no hybrids please) Heirlooms, short, mid, and long season, full flavored please! Vegetables: Okra, Burgundy Summer Squash: Black Zucchini (best known summer squash; greenish black skin, white flesh) Black Beauty (slender, with slight ridges, dark black-green) Cocozelle (dark green overlaid with light green stripes; long, very slender fruit) Grey Zucchini (Cucurbita moschata) Cucuzza squash Zucchetta Cucuzzi, Serpent of Sicily (Cucurbita moschata) Zuchetta Tromba d'Albenga "Tromboncino" Vegetable Marrow White Bush (creamy greenish color, oblong shape) Any interesting summer squash! Winter Squash: (Cucurbita maxima) Amish Pie (Cucurbita maxima) Burgess Buttercup, Buttercup (Cucurbita maxima) Golden Hubbard (aka Golden Warted Hubbard, Red Hubbard) (Cucurbita maxima) Marina di Chioggia (Cucurbita maxima) Kabocha (Cucurbita moschata) Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo) mooregold (Cucurbita moschata) Waltham Butternut, or plain old Butternut (Cucurbita pepo var. pepo) Delicata Squash 'Delicata' It is also known as the peanut squash, Bohemian squash, or sweet potato squash. (Cucurbita pepo) Sweet Dumpling Squash Any sweet interesting winter squash! Herbs: Chervil Winter Hardy Perennial Thyme Dill mainly any culinary herbs! Peppers Hot: Peperoncino Cilegia Piccante GOLDEN GREEK PEPPERONCINI Guindilla PEPPERONCINI ROBUSTINI PEPPERONCINI NUMEX JOE PARKER ANCHO SAN LUIS CHILHUACLE NEGRO (black) chilhuacle amarillo (yellow) AJI PANCA Peruvian Purple Purple Cayenne Louisiana Long Pepper Tabasco Short Yellow any Tabasco! Habanero aka Scotch Bonnet Habanero Chocolate Habanero Cappuccino any Habanero! Hot Lemon Cajun Tabasco Hot Cherry Any hot pepper! Peppers Sweet: ELEPHANTS TRUNK QUADRATO d'ASTI GIALLO (four lobe yellow bell) Quadrato D'Asti Rosso (four lobe red bell) Corno Di Toro Rosso aka the red horn of the bull MARCONI GIANT MARCONI GOLDEN MARCONI PURPLE MARCONI RED (ROSSO) Cambuci Sweet Red Cherry Any sweet pepper! Flowers: African Daisy 'Serenity Peach Magic' ( Osteospermum ecklonis ) African Daisy (Gagliarda) African daisy Zion Copper Amethyst Banana Cream Shasta Daisy, Leucanthemum superbum Banana Cream, this luscious daisy variety changes colors during bloom, transforming from brilliant yellow to creamy white. GARLAND CROWN DAISY Chrysanthemum Coronarium Glebionis coronarium Crown Daisy is an old garden plant known since the early 17th century and is commonly referred to as Garland chrysanthemum or Corn Marigold. Daisy Tricolor, (any varieties) Daisy, Marguerite Daisy *any perennial Chrysanthemum Daisy-like Montauk Livingston Daisy Harlequin Mix Pyrethrum James Kellway Calendula officinalis: Padific Beauty, Lemon Beauty, Neon, Oktoberfest, Lemon Cream, 'Corniche', GOLD STAR, CANDYMAN ORANGE DWARF, Alpha, Deja Vu, Resina, Princess Mix, Ball's Improved Orange, Fiesta Gitana, Indian Prince, Kabloona, Orange King, Orange Porcupine, Pink Surprise, Radio, Yellow Gem, Orange Zinger, Mandarin Twist, Solar Flashback Mix, Sunshine Flashback, Triangle Flashback/Zeolights, Costa Mix, Princess Golden, Princess Orange, and so on! Calendula arvensis, Calendula maritima, known as the sea marigold and trailing calendula Calendula suffruticosa ssp. fulgida Coreopsis aka Blanketflower Plains Bicolor, Goblin, (any varieties) Coreopsis Roulette Coreopsis tinctoria 'Mahogany Midget' Coreopsis (Tickseed)Tweety Coreopsis 'Route 66, Heaven's Gate' Coreopsis verticillata Creme Brulee / Moonbeam / Moonlight / Zagreb, etc Coreopsis rosea Sweet Dreams / American Dream, etc Coreopsis,dwarf red, double white, Pinwheel Mercury Rising, Coreopsis Zone 5-9 Red Satin-Star Cluster-Autumn Blush***Alba-Sweet Dreams-Creme Brulee***-American Dream-Jethre Tull --Sienna Sunset-Sunfire-Snowberry-Dreamcatcher- Cosmic Evolution-Mercury Rising- -Cosmic Eye-Cosmic Evolution-Moonbeam***-Galaxy---any named hardy or self seeding Coreopsis-Radiata Mix-Double Sunburst, Dwarf Red, Sunray, Solar Flare Incredible, Lanceleaf, Nana, Mahogany Midget, Roulette, Double Sunburst, Jethro Tull Red Coreopsis 'Cherry Pie' & 'Limerock Ruby' Bicolored Coreopsis 'Cranberry Ice', 'Sea Dahlia Dwarf Red' & 'Autumn Blush' White Coreopsis rosea 'Alba' Gaillardia aristata aka Indian blanket (any varieties) Gaillardia aristata / G. grandiflora ( Blanket Flowers *Yellow cultivars* ) Gaillardia Goblin (series) Gaillardia - Arizona Sun Gaillardia- Red Shades Blanket Flower (Gallardia) - 'Sunburst Yellow' Blanket Flower (Gaillardia) - Oranges and Lemons Gaillardia - Gallo Peach Gaillardia - Burgundy Gaillardia-Frenzy -Aristata - Fanfare-Yellow --Sunshine-Mellow - Yellow-Mesa Bright-Fiesta Daisy---Tangerine-Razzel Dazzle-Yellow Plume -Goblin- "Firewheel" "Burgandy" Gaillardia: Amber Wheels Gaillardia: Dakota Reveille Gaillardia: Summer Kiss Gaillardia: Summer Wine Gaillardia: Sunburst Burgundy Silk Gaillardia: Wirral Flame Echinacea purpurea - Coneflower any kind wild or hybrid (any varieties) Orange spider, Julia, Solar flare, Cleopatra, Green envy, Raspberry truffle, Double decker, Butterfly kisses, Secret affair, Colorburst orange, 'Alaska' 'Green Jewel' 'Razzmatazz' 'Hot Summer' 'Hot Lava' 'Summer Samba' 'After Midnight' 'Meadowbrite' 'Art's Pride' 'Evan Saul' 'Katie Saul' Pow Wow Wild Berry, Cherokee Spirit, Bravado, Magnus, Prairie Splendor, Double-Flower 'Hot Papaya', PowWow, Primadonna, Harvest Moon, Fragrant Angel, Tiki Torch, Sombraro Sandy Yellow, Alba, Dark Pink, dble white/ivory, Other named varieties. Echinacea Clasping Echinacea paradoxa Echinacea tennesseensis Echinacea atrorubens ( Reflexed Coneflower ) Echinacea angustifolia ( Black Sampson ) Rudbeckia aka Black-Eyed Susans (any varieties) Rudbeckia brown (black) eyed susans Daisies (small yellow) Rudbeckia occidentalis Black Beauty / Green Wizard, etc Rudbeckia fulgida Goldsturm / Early Bird Gold / Viette's Little Suzy / City Garden, etc Rudbeckia hirta Toto / Prairie Sun / Indian Summer/ Irish Eyes, aka Green Eyes / Denver Daisy / Cappuccino / Cherokee Sunset / Cherry Brandy / Chim Chiminee / Double Gloriosa / Solar Eclipse, Rudbeckia Gloriosa Mix -Goldilocks etc Rudbeckia triloba Rudbeckia laciniata 'Autumn Sun' Cutleaf coneflower (syn. herbstsonne) Goldquelle, etc Rudbeckia maxima Rudbeckia nitida 'Herbstsonne' Shining Coneflower ? Rudbeckia triloba Red Spot Ratibida columnifera aka Mexican Hat, Upright Prairie Coneflower Ratibida columnaris ? Ratibida peduncularis - Naked Prairie Coneflower Ratibida pinnata - Pinnate Prairie Coneflower Ratibida peduncularis var. peduncularis Ratibida peduncularis var. picta Ratibida tagetes - Short-ray Prairie Coneflower Monarda media �" purple bergamot aka bee balm Monarda didyma �" Oswego tea, scarlet beebalm, Monarda fistulosa Wild bergamot or bee balm Monardra-Purple-Jacobs Cline -Marshall Delight fragrantbalm, mountain-mint Hyssopus officinalis, Hyssop Tanacetum parthenium aka feverfew Tithonia aka Mexican Sunflower Golden Feverfew ( T. Parthenium 'Aureum' ) French marigolds (small!) (any varieties) Cosmos (short growing) Heliopsis ( False Sunflower ) Lorrraine Sunshine (any varieties) hollyhocks (any varieties) Hollyhocks yellow Lupine Yarrow - Magenta Yarrow- Yellow scabiosa ochroleuca - creamy yellow flower heads Blackberry Lily columbine Digitalis aka Foxglove canterbury bells stock carnation lobelia coral bells delphinium / larkspurs And the list goes on and on! Any English Cottage Garden Flowers. Thanks, Ron:) This post was edited by farmer_rons_patch on Thu, Nov 20, 14 at 9:51

Well, she's in the ground :)! Yesterday, during late afternoon shade, I dug deep and wide to give the best chance. The garden bed's top 6 inches is run-of-the mill garden soil and then heavy clay begins - solid clay at least 1.5 ft down. I didn't dig deeper but know it continues thanks to last summer's experience. I'm a little concerned that the clay floor and wall that runs around the hole will cause issues but, hopefully, I've amended the area adequately. In the bottom, I put about 8 inches of triple mix (peat, compost, manure), gently roughed the roots, set the bush on top of a pyramid pile, sprinkled some bonemeal around, filled in, firmed and watered. Watered a bit more this morning, too, just in case. Feel free to tell me where I goofed ;-). Now, I'm on the hunt for clematis (maybe Piilu)...and probably one more rose...The bug has bitten :). Karenforroses - I loved your pairing of veronica with your Macy's Pride. I picked up two to accompany mine - Royal Candles. Pretty sure sweet William will go in there as well. I have seedlings on the go but just heard they'll not bloom til next year. Ah, well. Off-topic: Others I picked up on the same trip- nemesia Berries n Cream, heliotrope, stock, dianthus Arctic Fire and coreopsis Moonbeam. The coreopsis will go near some salvia May Night at the side of the house...I haven't decided about the others - containers or beds, time will tell. The nemesia smalls out of this world!!! Thanks, everyone.

I have never had lupines before, so I might come here later for questions on growing them. But as far as germination goes, here is my experience. I have used a small gravy bowl made of stainless steel (thought I'd use something non reactive) to soak the seeds. I did not do any of the recommended things like freezing or chilling them or scarifying them. I have tried these techniques before for a variety of plants and I simply find them too intense - I don't think to check the fridge all the time to take them out of there just in time. Too much effort to keep track of that, I guess. Besides, if these plants have survived so long in the wild without scarification and such, that is because they don't actually need those extra steps. So, back to the gravy bowl. I added half an inch of water and popped fifteen seeds into it right out of the packet. I left them in the water and checked the bowl once a day. It took about a day for one of fifteen seeds to swell. I sowed that one right away, but I was still left with fourteen more that were just soaking there. A few days later, three more swelled, so I planted those, too. Yet another few days later, another four swelled, and some of them actually had a tiny white root sticking out on the side. I sowed these, too. By this time, the seeds have been soaking for a week. But I just let them be. A few days later, all but three of the remaining seeds swelled and showed a tiny root. I planted these, too. All the ones I planted went into 2" soil blocks on a capillary mat and later into 4" pots. I am happy to report that they have all sprouted and are now handsome young plants without any sign of disease or lack of nutrients. They are growing quite fast, too. So, to sum it up, I find that the best way to germinate lupine seed is to soak it until it swells and/or has a root sticking out and then either plant them in their final spots or plant them to raise as seedlings. Don't worry if they soak for weeks on end, they will eventually sprout and they will not rot. Just make sure they are always covered by water, so you may have to top the water up once in a while (mine are relatively close to a fan, so the water does evaporate). You can easily distinguish seed that is about to sprout from seed that still needs time. The ones that are going to sprout swell to about two to three times their size very quickly (within about 24 hours). They look like little beans that would be excellent to eat (but they are poisonous, so please resist the temptation to eat them).

I just bought 6 gallon pots of Asiatic lily starts (2 to 4 starts in each pot) for $1 each at the Master Gardener Plant Sale so I'll have quite a few of these to trade. I've also dug some Hood or Tristar strawberries. Since they all grow together, it's hard to tell which is which. And I've got columbine starts and maybe primroses if they make it in this heat, and several varieties of tomato plants and basil starts. There's still almost a week to go so I should have more before the 18th. The weeds are holding me back because I start to dig something and see the weeds which just have to be dug first. Ah, springtime!