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I like Andrina, and Orange Hat isn’t bad but Hahms Gelbe is a lovely yellow cherry Tom that only gets about a foot tall.

I order basil seed in quantity, and keep it in the freezer for long term storage.

Basil flowers are very popular with the bees. We usually harvest them at such a rate that they don't flower. The exception is Thai...

i don't know anything about basil growing or their setting of seeds but you can nose around and check for things like what temperature...

Those snow peas won't grow themselves!!! 🤣

In the past I attempted to save seed from basil, but the very few little black dots that I ended up with never germinated. Is it...

Re: current weather trends.....

I love beans and peas for this, and they convert unusable soil to usable soil. DH grew up on a farm built on clay, they would plant...

Happy days are here, some of my fave seed companies have updated their online seed listings for 2025. Annapolis Seeds, Salt Spring...

in my experience no. you are at the mercy of everyone around you who grows them even if you practice good isolation techniques and have...

Ooh, those do look wonderful! What varieties did you receive?

I had a good day. I received a package of great bush beans from the Vidzeme region in Latvia. Very good quality seeds.

More bush beans from 2024. Nugetka - Czech commercial variety. Nice, big seeds. King Of The Early Alice Sunshine

It's easy getting seeds into Canada. Canadian citizens can import up to 3 kilos of seed for personal use in a year. I wish the US was as...

Okay, well the good news is that Blaugraue, Botosani Cyclops, Fagioli Ruviotti and Kruger's Speckled Caseknife were not in that package...