Seattle Tilth’s Edible Plant Sale is coming up this Saturday and Sunday. The folks at Tilth carefully choose varieties that will perform well in the Pacific Northwest and they have an astounding selection. 50 varieties of tomatoes! 20 kinds of peppers! Plus, a great assortment of unusual heirlooms and hard-to-find herbs like salad burnet and lovage. It is pretty much vegetable gardening nirvana.

If you plan on going to the sale, you should consider volunteering. Volunteers get to shop at a special pre-sale on Friday evening, which means they get access to the best selection of plants without the crowds. Tilth still needs a few more volunteers for the sale. To find out what positions they are looking for, just visit their volunteer sign-up page. I’ve volunteered and shopped at this sale for the past 5 years and it is really one of my very favorite events of the year.

Last night I downloaded the herb and vegetable plant lists and made my plan of attack (click on the following links to download the Herb List and the Veggie List) . Here’s what I’m planning on growing:

‘Violetto’ artichokes
‘Satsuki Madori’ and ‘National Pickling’ cucumbers
‘Fairy Tale’, ‘Swallow’ and ‘Fullness’ eggplant
‘Forellenschluss’ lettuce  **It’s my all-time favorite lettuce!!**
‘Fish’, ‘Early Jalapeno’, and ‘Bulgarian Carrot Chile’ hot peppers
‘Jimmy Nardello’, ‘Beaver Damn’, and ‘Klari Baby Cheese’ mild peppers
‘Trombocino’ and ‘Eight Ball’ summer squash
‘White Currant’, ‘Jaune Flammee, ‘Black Cherry’, ‘Urbikany’, and ‘Black Krim’ and ‘Principe Borghese’ tomato
‘Mexican Strain’ tomatillo
‘Anise Hyssop’
Angelica
Salad burnet
Garlic chives
‘Fruit’, ‘Honeydew Melon’ and ‘Pineapple’ Sage

I’m volunteering at the sale on Friday, so be sure to say hi if you see me!

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