I've ordered my first seeds!

I put an order in this week with Territorial Seed Company. Last year, I got several seed packets from them, and everything sprouted well. (Sadly, most didn't make it to maturity for one reason or another that had nothing to do with their seeds.) The hardest part was deciding what to get, as I don't want to use any more containers than last year. We hope to move mid growing season, so this all needs to stay fairly portable.

Here's what I got:

Basil - Aroma and Cinnamon. I should have the space for both, and basil did really well in the containers last year. I could have gotten away with just Aroma, but I'm curious about Cinnamon.

Squash - Cavili. I was very, very tempted by Eight Ball because c'mon, how cute is that? But Cavili is self-pollinating, and I had some pollination issues last year. Bees must not like the city.

Tomatoes - This was perhaps the hardest decision I've made so far this year. I originally had eight varieties of tomato seeds in my shopping cart, which I painfully (so painfully) whittled down to two: Super San Marzano for sauce, and Principe Borghese for eating and drying. I had one Principe Borghese last year that I bought as a plant from a local nursery, and I was really impressed with the output and flavor.

That may not be enough tomatoes, but if I'm really craving more variety, I'm sure I'll have no issues picking up another plant or two in the spring.

Peppers - Miniature Chocolate Bells and Cayenne. We mostly use bell peppers around here, and I was distracted by the chocolate color. I'd also like to dry more hot peppers this year, hence the Cayenne. I had good success with drying last year.

Root veggies - Kestrel baby beet, and Guardsman scallion. I should be able to drop both around the perimeters of my bigger containers. I am tempted by garlic and true onions, but I can order those later, after I see what sort of place we'll be living in next winter. I have Thumbelina carrot seeds and Easter Egg II radish seeds already, leftover from last year.

Greens - Violetta pac choi and Wild Garden Kale, a seed mix. I'd originally planned to get lettuce too, but the truth is that we don't really eat a lot of salads. I also have some leftover Golden Swiss Chard seeds that won't go to waste.

Beans and peas - I was ever so tempted by Etna beans for drying, because look how gorgeous they are. I'll save that experiment for next year, though, with such limited space this spring. My entire bean crop will be Romano Purpiat. The yellow Romano also looks lovely, but I decided to stay monochromatic this year. For peas, I elected to stick with Sugar Star. I grew them last year, and they were apparently very tasty, because some critter ate them all before they matured! This year's batch will be much better protected.

Eggplant - Twinkle, which may be the cutest, prettiest eggplant ever. I had great luck growing eggplant -plants- last year, but it was too late in the season and they never bore fruit. I'm hoping this year will see a more bountiful eggplant harvest.

That's it for seeds. A bit later in the season, I'm going order some herbs - Territorial ships these as a plant, not seeds. I need some Rosemary, Oregano, and Sage, at the very least. I am also planning to order a couple of blueberry plants, specifially Top Hat from Spring Hill Nurseries. I'll be honest, I'm really drooling over the idea of a citrus tree or more fruits (Figs!), but I'm trying to be spare, here.