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they look ok, if a bit bumpy which i've not seen here - normally they are smooth. the walls are not as thick like a bell pepper so...

Interesting, but they seem to have a lot of wasted space - or am I misunderstanding something? And having looked up tobacco float...

Thank you for your detailed description. That’s very helpful and I’ll add it to my notes. When I said mine were delicate and spreading I...

I use Dolloff as a dry bean, but it is supposedly very good as a shelly. I've never in my life cooked shelly beans, which is probably...

I’m growing Beaver Dam peppers this year. I’d never heard of them before I got some seed, but have read their interesting history. My...

I use bagging of flowering shoots for peppers as I’ve had some crossing in the past. For tomatoes I simply assume they will come true...

An interesting post. I’m intrigued by these varieties with Lima in the name. There’s a discussion in Beans of New York to the effect...

Looking back at your photos, your roottrainers are definitely not the same as the version which has been sold under that name in UK...

Roottrainers have been available in UK for years. They’re not very cheap but I guess affordable. They’re a great design in most ways but...

Interesting. At the time I was so affected that I didn’t look into possible approaches to alleviating the effects, nor indeed into the...

Adding my observations to the questions about sunchokes and digestion. I’ve been a vegetarian for over thirty years too, and could...

Here fava beans are known for often getting lots of black aphids at the top of each plant, and then when they’re bad they can spread...

That’s really bad news. Let’s hope negotiations move faster than last year. You have so many great seeds to offer that it would be very...

This year, due to the forecast of an exceptionally cold May, I did not make seedlings. I wake up the seeds in a sprouter and when they...

The season is getting exciting. We have had drought conditions here, but with much watering I have planted out young bean plants of...