The seed catalogs have been pouring in the past few weeks. I resisted ordering anything until now, but they just put out the seeds at Home Depot and Lowe's, which are much cheaper but have limited selections. Now that I know what they have, I can get the basic stuff from the big box stores and order more unusual things from the internets.
Tonight Georg and I had fun browsing Richter's, an amazing herb catalog. Their descriptions of the medicinal herbs are a bit, um, credulous, but we only wanted culinary herbs so I don't care what wacky claims they make about the medicinal plants. We ordered seeds of epazote, ancho chili, and lamb's quarters (a Mexican green). Also shallot bulbs, and plants of two kinds of mint, one citrusy and one mild one for salads, orange spice thyme, a heat-resistant tarragon, and lavendar. Yay!
They're in Canada and they won't ship the plants until it's warm enough up there, which will be a bit late here. But still, the plants are all perennials so I think they'll be fine. I can't wait!
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