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Chicken-boy-I am going to try that one for sure. I am trying to get more whole grains into the family and less processed sugar. I may sub the oil for more plain yogurt and the sugar for molasses. I do that with my banana bread recipes and it turns out great. Or I sub honey a lot also. The yogurt...

Blurose, I too would like to get some tips on this. I planted peppermint and spearmint just a couple of weeks ago. They were two inch pots. Now they are huge(not two feet) but I am sure I will need to re pot them soon. I would love to know the best way to save it/store it/freeze it. :hu...

Thanks so much. You are the best. It seems so simple to just put a new pot under the runner and let it root-why didn't I think of that?:th I will do that to start my new plants to transplant in the fall. I am going to free up a couple of my raised beds for strawberries. Thanks again!:dance

I just planted strawberries this spring. I picked off all the blossoms to promote better plant growth and now the little buggers are sending out runners. 1) should I cut them off so that more energy goes to strengthen the plants for next year? 2) I wanted to save some of the runners to start...

Dragon, I have been using the straw method as my pots are getting taller. Every few days I go out and add some more straw. It is not "packed down" enough to break the stalks-just mound over the plant that is poking out. I keep adding so my straw mounds are getting higher. About once a week I add...

Punkin, no fair!!! I only have lettuce and now-ta da(drumroll here) I have picked 6 snow peas-count em 6. I was a piggy and ate one in the patch then thought better and brought the rest in for our salad. Now I just need all the stuff you have punkin and I would be a really happy piggy. :weee

Hey, I am in Estacada. Not too far from Portland. We have a tiny farm-2 1/2 acres and we are starting to do more with the land. Bigger garden this year and I want to get in some nursery stock or Christmas trees. Chickens are also ordered and should be here in a month or so. Ya Oregon!!

One reason why we put in a bigger garden is that we(our family) decided to eat healthier in the new year. We started in Jan and have done great so far. We are eating way more greens, fruits and veggies. In season and local when we can. We are eating WAY less prepared foods, packaged foods and...

Hey CJ!! Oregon here, not so close to you. You will enjoy it here. All the folks are so helpful and it is great that there are newbies as well as "long time gardeners" that we get some great advice from. :watering

Beautiful chickies and garden. I love your greenhouse. That is next on my list if the garden fairy comes my way. :ya

Well, today I noticed that all the little starts(actual fruit) of squash I was so proud of are not getting enough male attention. I have way too many girls and it looks like the boys are just now starting. Is that common for the girls to start earlier? The little starts of squash are now falling...

This is the first time I have done potatoes and I used the hay method. I did till my soil but did not trench it. I put the pots right on the ground then "hilled" up the rows with layers of soil/compost mix and hay alternately. So far they are growing well. I keep adding hay and soil as they pots...

I think the cultivation guide for melons says to pick them when they are between a "D" and "DD".:hu Though I did start some this year that are supposed to be about 50 lbs when ripe. Have to wait and see what happens to those. I can't remember the name but they are a type of musk melon.:coolsun

As soon as I saw you mention garbage I was thinking bottles. Be very careful as you are finding them and digging them up. Some bottles are very rare and are worth lots of money. Some folks that are treasure hunters will dig up sites that were once the old outhouse and find lots of bottles there...

I think you should get one of those hunter camo get ups that hide you in the bushes and have a steak out. Spray yourself in the homemade hot pepper, garlic and soap bug spray so you don't look tasty when you run into the tigerwerewolfmonkey. Also have a live trap handy cause when you catch the...

I have bought from Victory seed out of Molalla Oregon and they have all heirloom plants so you can save the seed from year to year. Territorial is also good. They are local to us as well. They do carry the celery(tadditional and celery root. Don't know anything about Burgess. Would be great to...

Beautiful melons. Are they real?;)

I am so jealous. I am at least happy to have lettuce. I may have some patty pan and eight ball zukes soon. I keep looking hungrily at my garden. I think they are afraid to grow as I am "licking my chops" as I water and weed. So thankful we are having salad every night. Have about 4 kinds of...

Hey, welcome. This is a fun place for sure. :coolsun :tools :watering

I just started using the coffee grounds on the veggies so I will have to see. I have not used them on my flowers but I don't have many of those as my time is taken up mostly by the veggies. They do contribute nitrogen and can help keep the moisture in the soil by putting them on top. I suppose...