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does anyone have experience with the garden planning tools on GrowVeg.com or PlanGarden.com? i've signed up for the free trial on both and just wondered if anyone had opinions on how useful they were.

thank you! that's amazing. i love tomatoes and beans and i love Southern Appalachia, so what could be better than combining the two? that's one thing i've noticed, even people who are interested in preserving Appalachian culture tend to overlook our heirloom veggies. they preserve the recipes...

as per someone else's recommendation, i've ordered a catalog from Baker's, and i'll look into the others you suggested. thanks! my real interest is in tomatoes, beans, and greens. i can't wait til next summer when i've got dozens of tomato varieties to choose from!

does anyone have any suggestions for reference books on heritage varieties? i would like to branch out of the run-of-the-mill varieties this coming year but i don't really know where to start. is there a veggie encyclopedia or something?

thanks Pat! i'm looking those up right now. i'm sure i can battle through the swirly shapes if there's good info! my library's "interlibrary loan" only allows me to get books from other local county libraries (read: rural and not so great) and i've got to pay to have them mailed to the library...

i really just meant "new to me" techniques. i've been gardening under the watch of my grandfather and dad for years, but they have very specific ways of doing things and i just want to try something different! it's all very experimental since my garden doesn't have to support me. it would be...

i'm planting my very own garden for the first time in the spring. since i finally won't have anyone else looking over my shoulder (yay!) i want to experiment with some new (well, old really) techniques. i'm really interested in polyculture, especially intercropping and companion planting as they...