Hi, I have french dwarf double mixed color marigold, Dalia mix and Queen Sophia French marigold,all 2012, if you are interested. I would love to try Japanese shishito pepper and Chinese bride eggplant. Please let me know. Thank you ~Christine :)

You might get a few squash on the smaller size, that aren't fully ripen, but they'll still taste good, just not as intense/rich of a flavor as the summer fully ripe ones. Kabocha usually are the first ripen squash for my parents(in early summer, by late April-May), then the winter squash ripen in late summer and fall. At this time, there's no Kabocha squash still growing for us. But, if sowing late, then, they will be like the other winter squash, ripening later in the summer and fall. If you need, more lemon grass cuttings or rooted cuttings fresh from the bush/mat, I can get you some for shipping cost. Same with Thai, holy, and lemon basil. I can also get you seeds of the kind of squash we grow too. I don't know the variety, but it have ridges and some are light brown/yellow and others are green with white lines and splotches. I'll show pictures when, I go to the farm. Let me know, if you would like some of the stuff, I mention.

You are asking tough questions! I cook for 2 maybe 3 or 4 times a week. Family comes once a week. Other night we have leftovers, eat out, or my husband cooks something easy. I have been studying and trying Asian recipes this past year. How much you plant depends on how much you like each vegetable. I've been able to try some things from the Asian market. Maybe some of my comments on your list will be helpful. Daikon: I grew a short row but wasted most of the crop because it bolted sooner than I expected. I did not have a good set of recipes so I didn't use as much as I might this coming season. I also plan to plant Chinese Watermelon or Red Meat Radishes. I like Daikon and carrot pickles but my family does not. Kabocha (Japanese pumpkin; much smaller than American pumpkins) We grew a variety from Johnny's called Confection which I believe is from this family. It's a winter squash. Confection has been a great keeper, stored in our semi-heated garage. It is March and we still have some good squashes. Our crop wasn't as good the second year as the first but we had a very rainy summer. I discovered we much prefer using the squash in Massaman curry instead of sweet potatoes (which we do not grow). I'm not familiar with the next 3: Winter Melon Pickling Melon Sword Beans Long beans: I am trying these this year. I planted too late last summer and the beans didn't have enough time to mature before our early frost. Check the days to harvest. Amaranth (water spinach): not familiar Chinese celery: I take this to mean cilantro. I have a hard time growing it because it bolts early. The seeds sown late did better in cooler weather. mustard greens: we discovered we don't like mustard greens mizuna mibuna burdock root (gobo; it's a long root veggie) bitter gourd Asian Eggplants (Chinese, Thai, and Japanese varieties) Bok Choy and Pak Choy (pak choy is baby bok choy): These bolt easily. Just grow a few plants so you can use them fresh, and do successive plantings. Misome: not familiar Turnip Greens: This year I will grow choy sum for the first time. I finally bought some at the Asian grocery. We like it better than Swiss chard. Watercress: not familiar Komatsuna:not familiar Azuki Beans, Black soybeans (kuro mame): I don't grow Sesame seeds, black, white (don't know about this; all depends on if my growing season is long enough): cheaper to buy Herbs: Yomogi (mugwort, Japanese herb) Shisho (Japanese variety of Basil) This really isn't a basil but it's related. I don't use it much. Thai Basil: I love the flavor of this. A small patch would be good, maybe 3 x 1'. I did not freeze or dry this. Garlic Chives: I really haven't made good use of these although I have grown for many years. A short row is probably sufficient. Bird's Eye Chilies: I grow one plant but we don't use many hot peppers. I use bottled sauces that add enough heat.

Hello I live in Michigan as well. Where in Michigan do you live? I'm trying to grow vegetables myself via container gardening. As far as a good retailer that offers a wide variety of Asian vegetable seeds and are reputable I don't of any stores in Michigan that really stock a decent variety of the seed varieties you're looking for. However I do know of an online store that specializes exclusively in the sales of asian vegetable seeds. I will give you the link. The name of the seed retailer is Kitazawa Seed. I know you can grow daikon radish in Michigan; it matures very quickly (about a month to 45 days depending on the variety you get). To my knowledge it's also called icicle radish and if you look hard enough you should be able to find a seed store or hardware store that carries this. White radish likes cool weather and hates hot weather. If it becomes too hot it will bolt which essentially means it will start to create flowers. This will make the radish pithy and very spicy. Unfortunately regarding the other varieties of vegetables you want to grow, I can't really help you there as I've never grown them myself. However here is the link to the seed company I was talking about: http://www.kitazawaseed.com/