Recent content by njhilbilli

Thanks guys ! I will put some outside, as we just got our January thaw. One pod yielded about 80 seeds, so I can afford to experiment. It is sad about the Monarchs... wonder what's going on ? We think our understanding is so complete...

LOVE asparagus ! A gift that truly keeps on giving ! Four of 8 ? Didja cover 'em too deep ? I did my first time. It's OK to put 'em in a "bowl" in the bed, and fill more soil as they grow. If you're old-timey enough to appreciate poke weed, you might consider placing a couple stands of it...

We have a red milkweed growing nearabouts, and I believe it's fairly uncommon. Orange, really, with small blossoms. Only one match in the milkweed catalog, they called it "butterfly" but no info about region or habitat. The pods are long and thin like a pencil, rather than plump and oval...

Hard to come by !! Try virtually impossible ! AAW, shucks! Where were you a month ago. My searching yielded nothing, except... Burpee marketed (this year? - I'd never seen it before) a lima they call "Big Mama". It sounded just like the good Doctor, so I got enough for three seasons...

Hope y'all tarheels are planting "snap" peas! Like why throw away all those pods? Zone 7b, huh. Lucky. Up here, north of the Potomac, we have to wait 'til mid-March. Pea stands for snap pea, initials "SP" like Saint Patrick, meaning the 17th, to be exact. With me? I love Sugar...