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Hattie - where's the link? I make Springerle cookies every year, as a matter of fact, they're on my to-do list for this week. I've tried several recipes, the main thing with the dough is to make sure your room isn't too warm, or the dough sticks in the molds. I've got two, I have a rolling pin...

I'll always go out, all winter long, once you're out for awhile, the cold seems to fade away (unless it's really wicked out!). I've still got some clipping to do, some perennials to cut down, and I've got to get some manure to spread on the asparagus and rhubarb.....I'm going to clean out the...

Nice tea quotes, Natalie :)

Obsessed, I posted a link to my favorite online vendor, Harney & Sons. Go wander around there and explore the vast tea world! I use an open tea brewing basket in my cups, so the leaves can fully open for brewing. Just use the same leaves over again, once or even twice - good quality teas can...

Steve, I think you mentioned that coffee wasn't good to you - I'm the same way. I like the smell of it but it can really do a number on my stomach, so I avoid it. I adore a nice cuppa tea. I am a real tea lover, though, I'm not too fond of herbal teas, I've had some nice tasting cups, but I...

Actually digitS told me about an onion place I'm going to try out this season, Dixondale Onions, they carry Copra, too. If Johnny's doesn't ahve them this season (they don't always) then I'm going to buy from Dixondale. They've got some other varieties that sound interesting, too.

Oh, I forgot the onions! I have the best onion harvest I've ever had, a full bushel basket of them, out in the garage, and they are gorgeous! They're really nice cooking onions, too, Copra, from Johnny's. I'll be growing them again this coming season!

An update - my cardoon is still growing out there, the hard freezes we've had haven't even dented it. I'm afraid that is a sign that it won't make it this winter - it should be dormant now. We'll see. It's in the same bed as the beets and carrots I'm going to cover with salt marsh hay, so...

I've still got carrots, parsnips and parsley-root out in the garden to be pulled, I'm going to cover them with hay for the winter, so I can keep digging, hopefully, through at least January. Some of each were harvested last week for turkey soup. I have to say I think this is my best carrot...

Oh, pussywillows are a very important early season pollen source, that's a great choice! I think you've got your bases covered for the bees! :thumbsup

One of the best self-sowers is borage, it's a great bee plant. All of the herbs are fantastic, too! (oregano, basil, thyme, alliums, all of them - they make lovely flavored honey off of them, too!) In the early spring around here the trees are the biggest source of nectar and pollen, which can...

Ah, so they're already acclimated. Go ahead and try to tease them apart a bit. You can plant them in clumps, but make the clumps smaller. Then follow the leaf mold mulch advise I gave you above. I think you'll be fine. Those sound like Trillium grandiflorum - I have them, and love the way...

I would make sure they're hardened off (put them in a very sheltered area for a couple of weeks, in that original pot) then separate them and plant them right out. Your climate is mild enough that I'm sure they'll recover from the root shock, and March is far enough away that I think they can...

Please, when you see issues here, hit the report button. I agree, there are people participating here who are unnecessarily critical of others. This isn't a private club, it's an open forum where we have always enjoyed learning and sharing. I will be watching closely from now on to make sure...

I see someone has been offended, yet she is continued to be ridiculed via 'smileys' sticking their tongues out and other nonsense. This is unacceptable here on The Easy Garden. There does seem to be a cliquey-thing going on in this forum lately. Be respectful of each other at all times, or...

Going forward, if there are more obvious 'copy and pastes' without proper attribution, please hit the Report button and one of us will handle it :)

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If you are going to cut and paste please put the original link to the article - we don't want anyone accused of plagiarizing here!

I'll let you know how long they last. I harvested them in mid-August, dried them good on a rack, cleaned them up and put them into the bushel basket at the end of September. They're in my garage, the coolest place I can keep them for now, but I'll have to move them into the basement for the...

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