Seeds! (What are you most excited to grow this year?)

[applestar]

I just received my Fedco order. I ordered early this year from them because last year, by the time I tried, they were out of what I wanted. I was able to get both varieties of edamame that were reviewed with high praises in a Mother Earth article: Shirofumi and Sayamusume.

I'm also going be trying a parthenocarpic baby cucumber: H-19 Littleleaf. If this one tastes good, I'm going to try growing it indoors during winter next year, along with the tomatoes -- gotta have cukes in my salads! . In case it turns out to be dud, I'll also be growing Armenian cukes and a new-to-me Japanese variety called Shintokiwa this summer.

[Eventually]

I am always super excited to try new potato varieties. This year I limited myself to 8 varieties, some old favorites and a few new varieties.

[DoubleDogFarm]

I am always super excited to try new potato varieties. This year I limited myself to 8 varieties, some old favorites and a few new varieties.

If you like variety you should try growing True Potato Seed.

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Eric

[sepeters]

I am the most excited about growing fennel for the first time.
Everyone has such diverse gardens!
I have no yard or property, so I grow in containers and one large raised bed. Because of this I try to grow mainly the more expensive veggies and things/varieties that are difficult to find in stores and the stuff I only eat a few times a year, like turnips and celeriac, etc.
Last year I did grow tigger melons in my raised bed, using a trellis. The melons grew like crazy and I couldn't trim them fast enough, by the end of the summer I was finding them on the other side of the bed tangled in the honeydew on another trellis! I got a huge yield of melons. They were the size of large oranges and so fun to look at! They have a very mild taste and a wet, cream colored flesh. Mine did not really get sweet and were actually bitter at the peak of summer (it was 115F+ to be fair). The kids in my family and my neighbors still ate them though, because they are so cool looking! They made melons from April until the beginning of September when I pulled them up!
I had about 30 (from 2 plants, people!) all ripe at once, at one point. I scoped out the flesh and froze it and was able to use it the way I would use canned pears in cooking/baking. The rind is very soft and the flesh will scoop out all the way down to the skin. They go from striped light/dark green to bright orange and yellow, almost over night! You can pick them once they've mostly turned orange and like other melons are ready to eat when the blossom end gives a bit.

[applestar]

I grew Tigger melons one year. I thought they had the most amazingly delicious AROMA, but were a huge let down in contrast in the flavor department.
I mixed them in combination with other sweet melons and simple syrup to make frozen sorbet. I didn't think about cooking with them.

I think I'm already out of garden space, but I bought a couple of melon variety seeds anyway.

[sepeters]

@applestar
ditto on the tigger melons! I honestly did not think I would get honeydews in such a small space and planted them because even the vine smells so good and it lingers in the air in those dog days when you don't want to be in the garden. but the tigger melons smell even better. I promised myself I was going to try some small muskmelons this year instead, but now I'm not sure do you think they'd make good jelly?

[gixxerific]

I will be growing tigger meolns myself given the space. Been wantig to for years but have heard bad reviews on taste. But just got to do it you know.

I am most excited to grow all the tomato crosses I have. I can't wait, spring willl never come it seems. Though it can take it's time too since I am way behind

[Royiah]

Ehh the Tigger melons don't taste good... Hmm well I do have two melon verities anyways. And tigger melons just look like they'll be awesome!

[Lucius_Junius]

I'm now also excited to grow Fordhook Giant Swiss Chard.

[rainbowgardener]

Lots of cool stuff I will be growing for the first time this year (hopefully, if all goes well!): Tromboncino squash, pineapple sage, lemon grass, ginger if I can get one to sprout this year ....

[Gary350]

I get excited about tomatoes because I just can not buy good FLAVOR tomatoes in the grocery store. There is nothing better than vine ripe tomatoes.

I get excited about every thing I grow.