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I've noticed the hybridized hybrids aren't as hardy as the first round of hybrids, and of course not as hardy as the native bee balms. I live in zone 3 and have ferocious winters, but the native monarda comes back and reseeds like the dickens. The deep red/scarlet does ok, but some of the...

oops, forgot to say growing potatoes above ground: I grow half the crop on top of the ground = just lay them on the dirt, cover liberally with hay/leaves = a good 6-8 inches. Have to keep adding hay/leaves through the growing season, or you get greening. have to say, there is more mice/vole...

hey, drought matches! It was incredibly dry, and I thought I was watering enough, but apparently not. I get that, "why plant potatoes, they are so cheap" thing, but I have to tell you, the taste doesn't compare. Not to mention that I have my whole family up for harvesting potatoes, and it is...

for the first time ever, I had a problem with potatoes last year. I grow about 4 varieties, and I've been replanting from potatoes saved from seed for 3 years in this garden. I grow fingerlings, russet, yukon gold, kanabec, and a variety of purple, plus whatever sprouting potatoes family give...