The Deer Creek Conservation District reminds it is time to start thinking about your spring and summer gardens. DCCD will again offer bulk seed to the public this planting season. The district will have several from which to choose.
For sale are “Contender” bush beans, “Kentucky Wonder” bush beans, “Kentucky Wonder” pole beans, “Jackson Wonder” Lima beans, “Detroit Dark Red” beets, “Green Sprouting” broccoli, “Hales Best Jumbo” cantaloupe, “Danver’s 126″ carrots, “Imperator 58″ carrots, “Snowball” cauliflower, “Georgia” collards, “Peaches ‘N’ Cream” corn, “Kandy Korn” corn, ”Indian Ornamental” corn, “Blackeye #5″ cowpeas, “Pinkeye Purplehull” cowpeas, “Boston Pickling” cucumbers, “Garden Sweet Burpless” hybrid cucumbers, “Imp. Siberian” kale, “Bibb” lettuce, “Black Seeded Simpson” lettuce, “Buttercrunch” lettuce, “Clemson Spineless” okra, “Emerald” okra, “Tendergreen” mustard, “Oregon Sugar Pod” edible pod peas, “Jack-o-Lantern” pumpkin, “Small Sugar” pie pumpkin, “Cherry Belle” radishes, “Bloomsdale” spinach, “Black Zucchini” squash, “Straightneck” squash, “Crookneck” squash, “Spaghetti” squash, “Lucullus” swiss chard, “Purple Top” turnips, “Black Diamond” watermelon, “Sugar Baby” watermelon. Also available is dill seed.
The seeds prices vary depending on the type of seed.
DCCD will also have seed potatoes and onion plants available beginning this week. “Yukon Gold”, “Kennebec White” and “Lasoda Red” potatoes will be available. Choices on onion sets will be red or yellow and on plants will be, “White Bermuda”, “Red Burgundy” and “Vidalia”.
Deer Creek Conservation District also has Survivor Fescue seed available for those shady areas of your yard. The spring planting season is March 1-April 30.
Stop by the DCCD office at 300 S. Broadway in Weatherford or call at (580) 772-7670.