Italian seeds

We got a bunch of seeds from Italy today.

Henry running off with the zucchini costata romanesco seeds. It's nice to have a professional food writer for a neighbor and customer; that's who prompted us to get that variety of zucchini.

Other fun things we got in our box of Italian seeds that we are trying this year for the first time -- cardoon (!), artichokes, some new pepper varieties, and some fancy Italian torpedo onions. Plus, we also want to try jerusaleum artichokes, salsify, some new melon varieties, and Peter even ordered a little bit of horseradish root (!). This time of year is fun because the possibilities for the upcoming season seem endless! And although it was -18 degrees F this morning, spring is right around the corner!