The Pig Sty Avenue Seed List

This morning Molly was up and full of fun at 5AM. So I used the time to put together a spreadsheet of the seeds to be sown this year. Here's the column of botanical names. Planning what to grow is the best way to get through February.


Allium cepa
Allium schoenoprasum
Brassica oleracea botrytis
Brassica oleracea italica
Capsicum ??
Coriandrum sativum
Leonurus cardiaca
Origanum vulgare
Spinacia oleracea
Thymus vulgaris
Hypericum perforatum
Angelica sinensis
Agrimonia eupatoria
Galium verum
Solanum dulcamara
Cedronella canariensis
Pimpinella anisum
Melissa officinalis
Monarda fistulosa
Borago officinalis
Sanguisorba minor
Stachys officinalis
Polygonum bistorta
Chamaemelum nobile
Silene vulgaris
Petasites hybridus
Beta vulgaris craca
Brassica rapa nipposinica
Brassica alboglabra
Amaranthus tricolor
Arctium lappa
Cymbopogon citratus
Valerianella locusta
Apium graveolens
Tetragonia tetragonoides
Dictamnus albus
Aristolochia clematitis
Angelica archangelica
Smyrnium olusatrum
Cedrus libani
Crataegus monogyna
Alnus glutinosa
Hippophae rhamnoides

Comments

  1. DanoFri Feb 10, 02:41:00 pm GMT

    Capsicums are used in Indian food a lot!

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  2. zombiziFri Feb 10, 08:53:00 pm GMT

    "Monarda fistulosa" Roman sex offence?

    ReplyDelete
  3. Garry NixonFri Feb 10, 10:00:00 pm GMT

    Alnus glutinosa = Roman head cold, which is pain in the arse.

    ReplyDelete

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