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Seeds that I couldn't save from my own plants, would normally be the biggest cost. Now in the process of changing my veggie garden completely over to raised beds, is costing me the most. Cedar isn't cheap!

Beans usually love warm soil, so the fact they even sprouted is quite something..! Maybe a new cold weather hardy hybrid, you have there Steve...lol I imagine freezing leeks for adding to soups or stews, or casseroles would be just fine. I bet bagged up with a vacuum Food Saver would really...

Better be safe than sorry Mary.. Most of the chef's I see working with hot peppers, tell you to remove the seeds, as they don't offer any extra flavor to a dish, just heat. You sure don't want to waste all that tasty bacon, because they are to spicy for you.:D

Well here it is, December 1st already. How time fly's... Minus 5 Celsius again last night, and the skiff of snow we rec'd is not melting.. it already looks like Christmas..lol. Everthing in the veggie garden looks pretty sad, with the exception of the kale. I worry that my leeks may have frozen...

Very Interesting!..thanks for the info..:D I actually have a pack of those CHEROKEE TRAIL OF TEARS, but have never planted them..I should give them a shot.. Funny how the variety's get personal names attached to them..You never know, but they may even be a common variety still readily...

You can cut Kale back pretty hard, and it will survive. The leaves produced in the future are much smaller, but still wonderful eating. I have been picking leaves some from plants started last year, after cutting them back pretty hard. Quite a bit has now started going to seed, so I'll cut it...

Hal hit the nail on the head..some variety's are simply far better than others, and as he say's, the younger the better.. I had one variety that I sure wish I had made note of, as it grew beautiful big full heads in July. Even after cutting, it continued to produce abundant side shoots, that...

I also tried the method of covering it over, using black plastic. Left it on for a year, but within a week of uncovering, it reared it's ugly head..sheesh. Wish I had some hogs to try, they would probably root it all out if they got a taste for it. Wonder if my chickens would like it..they can...

Never had spuds grow above the base of the stem? That's very odd? Don't you get them continually showing up at the surface, over and over, if you don't continue hilling soil over them? My spuds always continue to grow on up the stem, to the surface. The stem effectively becomes a tap root...

errh.. Horse...Radish that is..;) I made the mistake of running over some horseradish a two years ago with the tiller. Every little chunk of it has now sprung up over a 20'x20' area, and seems to be growing with relish, (pun intended). You cannot leave a single little piece of it in the ground...

I remember as a kid, during those long hot days of summer, picking raspberries at my Grandpa's place. Enough did end up in the bowl for my Grandmere to make a desert from, or as often was the case a simple berry stew, to pour over ice creme. I think zucchini's have also been a favorite of...

One of the most beautiful wines I ever drank was made from dandelions..wonderful elixir! Baymule, I expect that cloudy jar will eventually settle. If your careful you can probably pour off most of the clear wine, and then discard the remainder. That, or maybe try siphoning off the clear layer...

Another VI dweller! Welcome.:D Other than some scarlet runner's, of which the seeds that have been in my family for over 50 years, I am guilty of not following the heritage variety's of beans. I was initially growing beans for sales to local restaurants, or Farmers Markets, so grew what I think...

Cutworms can zip a leaf off pretty quick, stem too, if it isn't to big yet.. They have destroyed a lot of my bush bean seedlings over the years. I can often find them by just lightly digging around the last casualty.. If the whole plant was pulled up, as others suspect, it's probably a...

Wow..that is one heck of a nice greenhouse..I'm envious!

Hmm..? Says video is unavailable when I click on it..

I have used a tiny paint brush for that exact purpose, and have to admit, even with the dark bristles, the cuke pollen is pretty hard to spot, (unlike pollen from some plant)s. It must be very small, and chances are with the Q tip would be even harder to see it. Could it also be the flower...

That crisp does look yummy!..Wish I was more of a baker.. I chopped up the last of leeks that I planted last spring, and added them to a stock I made from left over chicken bones. I freeze the stock in plastic yogurt containers, and in the future I use it for soup, liquid for a stew, or for...

Cornstarch? That's a new one on me. Certainly organic enough. Plus it would be handy if using the cabbage in a stir fry..lol I have always used the hand picking method for cabbage-pillars. Not for head cabbage mind you, but broccoli, gai-lan, collards, etc. Sometimes they can be a real...

I'd say fire is organic..nature uses it all the time..;) Actually a tiger torch used on weeds growing in sidewalk and pathways works pretty good, BUT, it depends on the weed. Deep rooted weeds like dandelions, will sprout up once again.