tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257345.post1146814246072068755..comments2023-10-04T00:32:07.070-07:00Comments on Garden Bliss: Seed Catalogs got me thinkin'...Angela Pratthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01343591073737590979noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257345.post-57056612849727753242006-12-21T10:17:00.000-08:002006-12-21T10:17:00.000-08:00Glad you liked Costoluto Genovese. It's been relia...Glad you liked Costoluto Genovese. It's been reliable for me through variable summers.<br />This year a new one for me was Shady Lady, which was incredibly productive on a very compact 3' plant. Flavor was good, and it yielded early.<br />An heirloom that was new to me this year was Giant Belgium. Late but productive, very large fruit, good flavor and texture. It was a little hard to tell when it was ripe, since it is a kind of dusky pink color, and the skin is very soft so it bruises easily. <br />Brandywine was, as usual, a complete flop. 4 fruit total. <br />After SunGold, Juliet was the best producer in the small-fruit class.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7257345.post-12736124323635405922006-12-11T17:37:00.000-08:002006-12-11T17:37:00.000-08:00I have only grown bells for 3 years, but it seems ...I have only grown bells for 3 years, but it seems to me that they are really fickle. They are really good if things are perfect, but they're firmly mediocre otherwise. Very frustrating!<br /><br />I love the genovese basil, too, but if you ever get the urge to try a purple one I really recommend the "opel" or "opal" (I've seen it both ways on packets) purple. I've tried "red rubin" and a few others, but the o-one is by far my favorite.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14395380166485303934noreply@blogger.com