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I myself wouldn't get all worked up by Baker
Creek's claims. They have different soil from TN, but the biggest thing is
that they are appealing to our sense of novelty. Look a bit closer to
home. Old SSE Yearbooks are a great resource. I have used mine for
years to pick out varieties that do well in our climate. When I wanted to
know more( like soil), I often just called the person, another advantage of
being in SSE. I learned to be suspicious of the members who offered lots
of novelty colors, or who raved about everything they offered as great. I
got some real duds through SSE, but I got some terrific varieties too.
Just because a variety is a best
seller doesn't mean it tastes good, if it has some other quality like huge size
or novel color. The asian melons supposedly don't have much taste, though
great scent. Again, old SSE yearbooks give the comments of many people on
many varieties. And last but not least, many of the depressingly
"ordinary" veggies are widely available because they are widely adapted and
generally productive. Some collectors items are just too thin skinned to
ship well, but some are finicky about soil or climate or just don't produce very
well.
Oh, and get a CEC soil test from
A&L labs over in Memphis. It will be worth it. Which river are
you near? We lived 1/2 mile from the Tenn River, on cherty excessively
well drained soil. Donna
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