news bulletin: the seeds have been ordered

The seed catalogues having been sitting around, mocking my indecision and it came time to put a silence to the noise. As of 10 pm last night, the seeds have been ordered.

And since I know you're dying to know what I ordered....here's the list:

From FedCo Seeds:

Masai Bush Haricots Verts -- petite green beans on a bush...mostly because I am wondering if they come close to the variety I ate in Rwanda...
Silver Queen White Sweet Corn -- never grown corn, so this is the year to try
Dakota Black Popcorn -- couldn't resist the popcorn experiment either
Prescott Fond Blanc Cantaloupe -- these are supposed to be some seriously ugly melons, all warty and wonderful
Cream of Saskatchewan Watermelon -- a smaller white watermelon, brought to this continent from Ukrainian immigrants, which is partly how I got here too, so I thought I'd connect with my roots
Over the Rainbow Carrot Mix -- my carrot are always spindly and sad...but at least their colorful?!
Chioggia Beet -- never grown beets before, but if I don't like them, I can use this variety for target practice
Space Spinach -- great smooth-leaf spinach, I've grown this once before and loved it
Tyee Spinach -- a savoy (crinkle) leaf spinach that does well even in warmer weather, a necessity for spring spinach in these parts -- also grown this one before
Rouge d'Hiver Lettuce -- a lovely winter lettuce, another previously grown favorite
Michelle Lettuce -- can't remember why I picked this one...
Lettuce Mix -- boring, I know
Summer Lettuce Mix -- summerily boring, as well
Arugula -- for a spicy mesculun mix
Early Mizuna - didn't so much care for my mustards last year...largely because I'd go out the garden and cut the mustand and then wouldn't know what to do with us. Mizuna goes in salad though, so I can do that.
Broccoli Blend -- mix of broccoli varities
Gonzales Cabbage -- wee little cabbages for fall/winter consumption
Graffiti Cauliflower -- I don't really get the point of eating or growing cauliflower...unless its purple and then it all makes sense
Peacework Sweet Pepper -- a nice peaceable red sweet pepper
Purple Beauty Sweet Pepper -- a (presumably) beautiful purple sweet pepper
Pink Brandywine Tomato -- time to attempt the ultimate tomato!
Aunt Rubys German Green Tomato -- and its green counterpart

Hyssop -- purple, medicinal experiment
Ziar Breadseed Poppy -- I tried to get the poppies like they grow in Afghanistan and couldn't find seed...so I'll try eating these seeds until I can get those other ones...
State Fair Mix Zinnia -- meet zinnia, my happy garden flower
Ruby Silk Love Grass -- so yes, I just wanted to grow something called "love grass"
Foxtail Millet -- millet looks cool
Butterfly Weed -- these orange flowers look cool too -- semi-native, drought-tolerant
Iron Maiden Penstemon -- red flowers, also semi-native and drought-tolerant

And from Pinetree Seeds:

Connecticut Yankees Delphinium Mix -- white, blue, purple mixed delphiniums
Minnesota Midget Melon - I ADORED these mini-canteloupes (ok, so technically muskmelons) last year -- compact vines, quick-ripening fruit and lovely flavor
Candy Lily -- a sweet little flower I found in Rwanda
Farinacea Blue Bedder Salvia -- I like flowers, I think
Marine Heliotrope -- I guess I like purple flowers...I'm seeing a lot of them...
Red Poppies -- ...and red flowers
California Poppies -- ...and orange flowers...what it my deal?!
Pampas Plume Celosia -- I think there's some yellow and pink in this mix, though...
Vega Red Cosmos -- back to red flowers...
Illumination Amaranth -- and then orange, with a tough of yellow, but I think this amaranth is more leafy than floral-seedhead-y
Bronze Mignonette -- a friendly looking butterhead lettuce I wanted to attempt

And yes, you're right. The motto was -- as it always is with seeds -- "Buy now, consider the time requirements later!"