Recent content by old fashioned

To re-crisp old/soft pickle cukes, try soaking them in cold water in the fridge overnight before pickling. I did this last year with ours & it worked.

WZ, I'll take some BOSS and offer:

Our veggie garden is about 25x50, plus a 4x20 'berry bed' with raspberries, strawberries, blueberries & grape starts. Not to mention several fruit trees on the other side of the yard. I can grow quite a bit for the 4 of us by companion planting & planting closer than recommended. This will feed...

Llama Gardner, I'll take your 'Cream of Saskatchewan' melon and offer: Beans-(green) Kentucky Blue pole (dry) Vermont Cranberry Shelling Peas-Tall Telephone aka Alderman pole Greens-Kale-Ragged Jack Spinach-Bloomsdale Savoy Squash-Sweet Dumpling Blue...

I'd love to especially since I finally figured out how to post them, but I don't have batteries for the camera :he

The other day I was out in the yard making a mental note of yard chores for my to do list and noticed some growth buds on the roses, blueberries & fruit trees. When I was raking some leaves I also found my tulips were coming up. Needless to say......SPRING IS COMING!!! :ya :hide I will admit...

I've grown & saved seed from the Kentucky/Blue beans for several years now & we love 'em. These are from 2009 (only pic I had), but every year they grow well past my 8ft teepee & hang over the top by atleast 2 feet. They seem to take forever to get pickable beans, but once they do I can't keep...

We have two legged, feathered "pigs" :gig In my own quest to not to have to buy feed, I'm growing more of it myself but it's for us as well (or will be since it's still in the experimental stages). Such as....wheat, oats, barley, amaranth, quinoa, millet, rye, sunflower seeds, etc. The...

I grew sweet peas outside once (about 15 years ago) and used them as cut flowers in the house. If I remember correctly, they lasted a few days & smelled heavenly. I don't remember the variety. :frow

algopurple...I'll take some cosmos please and offer: Shelling pea-Tall Telephone aka Alderman (pole) Green bean-Kentucky Blue (pole) Dry bean-navy vermont cranberry small red chili black Grains-German Foxtail Millet Spring Hulless Oats...

When I seen this thread I was thinking Zuks is either.... 1. trying to make a funny joke 2. insighting a forum riot or 3. seriously misinformed I'd say misinformed. As Vfem says, there are no "magic" seeds that will produce what you're looking for. If you want tasty, healthy for you...

Tbird... :welcome ....and I'll take your Calabrese broccoli and offer...

I'll take the Roma tomato and offer...... Tall Telephone/Alderman shelling pea Kentucky-Blue pole green bean Vermont Cranberry dry bean Cherry tomato Nineveh tomato Birdhouse gourd Scallop squash (mix of white, green & yellow) Sugar Pie pumpkin Hubbard squash Sweet Dumpling squash Cabbage...

I'll take your Black Zucchini & offer....... Tall Telephone/Alderman pole shelling peas Burdock Danvers half long carrot Cabbage (ball head type) Blue Hubbard squash Sugar Pie pumpkin Nineveh Tomato Cherry Tomato Birdhouse gourd Bloomsdale spinach Yolo Wonder pepper Pablo Ancho pepper Vermont...

We have Gravenstein, Yellow Transparent & Red Delicious in our mini orchard in the backyard. The Gravenstein has been good for eating, sauce & baking. But my all time favorite is an unknown variety that I can't get anymore. It had nearly solid red skin, white flesh that was sweet, tangy & spicy...