How Many Seeds?

When it gets too cold to work outside, I look forward to the seed catalogs coming in the mail.  These seed catalogs open a new world of dreaming about the perfect garden-- no weeds, the best weather, the most produce, and...well back to reality.  Selecting the seeds for 2019 is one of many steps to plan for the gardens.

• Do an inventory of all seeds from 2018 and estimate amount of each.
• Type a list of all seeds (Name, amount of seeds, days to maturity, company, comments)
• Estimate how many seeds will be needed per 100' row.
• Estimate how many 100' rows of each type of seed will have to be seeded to grow enough produce to meet demand.
• Make a list of types and amounts of seeds needed.

Now the fun part.

• Go through each catalog to find the type of seed needed.
• Be sure seed is certified organic.
• Write down in column form the price of each from each catalog to compare prices.
• Determine the best choice and go on line and set up cart to order.
• Place orders.
• Wait with anticipation (like a kid at Christmas) for seeds to come in mail.
• Once seeds arrive add to typed inventory seed list.  
• File seeds to await spring/summer planting.