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Erin, Thank you so much for the huge package of seeds. I never imagined you would send so much...it is greatly appreciated. Now I have some questions for you. I saw were you said to direct sow the Zinnia's. Is it the same for the cosmos or should I start them indoors? Should I start the black...

Don't feel too bad...I have gotten a bit carried away myself. I Have 7 full flats of seeds started so far. GOing to start 3 more flats this weekend. I have a 4 shelf mini greenhouse with cover in the dining room with lights...then felt I needed more tray space, so my husband brought me home a...

Oh thank you , i will definetly check into that. Christie :coolsun

It sounds great. I am so looking forward to someday having a patch like you. I hope I am patient enough to get there! Thanks it looks great, Christie :D

Lavender2, Just curious, about how many bushes do you have? Sounds like you get a nice amount of berries off them. Thanks, Christie

Has anyone had luck growing their stevia from seed. I have some stevia seed that I am going to start here in the next few days. I do have instructions for growing it, so we will see how it goes. Christie :D

Strawberry sprout today ! :weee

Thank you Pat. :thumbsup

I have a few questions for those of you that raise raspberries. I would like to get some yellow and some red raspberries. Do you need at least 2 of each variety to produce berries ? Are the everbearing red raspberries a good choice? Do they need planted in full sun? If bought as plants, how...

I like the seed savers exchange. They can send you a catalog and you can veiw it online as well. THey have lots of interesting heritage varieties. Christie :)

Thank you, I can hardly wait. Christie :D

Thanks for the tips. Maybe we will do both , electric fence and prickly planting to keep them darn critters out! :D

Last year we had a nice little crop of sweetcorn and the raccoons just destroyed it. We never caught them in the act, but they sure ate well. :rant We did set live traps and naturally they avoided them. Any other ways to prevent them. We do have a dog and birds that free range, so don't really...

This is my first time on the seed swap... I would love the lemon basil! I can offer: Rhubarb seed Cauliflower (early snowball) Lettuce (buttercrunch) Spinach (bloomsdale long standing) Squash (yellow scallop bush)...

I'm a new sprouter too whitewater! This is my first time trying to start seeds indoors. I have my first sprouts too, chamomile, double holyhocks, Gazania, marigolds and some tomatos are just popping out this morning. Still waiting on a bunch of others. Good luck , Christie :)

My lemon balm is got little green leaves starting back and when I moved a bunch of the old dead leaves around the plant the ground was crawling with "real" ladybugs not them nasty fake ladybugs! I was thrilled to see all of them. No sun for us today thoug, rain rain rain, but at least it was...

I am definetly waaaayyyyyyy behind in this race!!!!:bow:D I have lots more to start, but I am going to run out of room soon. I have already taken over the dining room. I only have 7 trays going so far, but hope to get somemore going soon. My little greenhouse is 6'W X 8' L X 7'H , my husband...

Bought more trays yesterday, and more lights. My husband put up my greenhouse yesterday too. So hopefully I will be surrounded by "Green" shortly! Christie :D

Alright, someone more eager than me!!! I started 2 more 72 cell trays, with more strawberries and ground cherries. One more tray to fill...might have to go shopping and get somemore!!!! ;) Christie :coolsun

Yep, feeling springy here to. It is a beautiful sunny day, 46 degrees. I have been outside all day, picking up the yard, sticks, stray garbage, kids toys. Raked out my hollyhock bed, they are starting to green up, little green leaves at the bottom. Cleaned out my herb garden too. CLeaned off the...