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I have a Linden tree in my yard, and confirm they don't grow edible berry's of any sort. BUT, I was surprised when in a health food store recently, that Linden leaves and flowers, are often dried and used for tea. Huh..never knew that. The store owner was all excited when I told him I had a...

If you let them grow, patty pan can get very large. And it doesn't take long either..not unlike zuch's. I had to check their progress every day, to insure I would pick them at the stage where you could eat them whole. If left to grow their seeds get to large, and need to be removed. I prefer...

Loganberry, and Boysenberry are very similar in that they are both results of the blackberry and raspberry cross breeding, with slightly different parental variety's. The Boysen may actually have been the result of a Loganberry/blackberry cross. Boysenberry nursery stocks were hit hard a couple...

Huh..totally different color than the beetles that attack mine..must be a east-west thing..lol The ones I get, which appear only after the asparagus has gone to fern, are bright orange with little black spots. It's almost like they are mimicking the berries, maybe as a means of camouflage. Easy...

Both my rosemary plants look pretty darn bleak, no signs of life at all. The tarragon did well, as did both the winter and summer variety's of savory that I grow. Sage never dies regardless of what winter throws at it.. Oregano is like a weed in my garden. I grow Italian, and Greek (my favorite)...

My wife has been fighting it for years..lol It's almost as bad as Horse-radish for propagating all over the place..(That's another story about why not to run a roto-tiller in a area horseradish is planted...:barnie)

What? Nobody use old tires anymore to plant their spuds in? Is that to old-wave nowadays..:D

As soon as I read your post, I thought, Yikes.. that tree had met it's end.. You can often buy nursery trees that are 3 year old's. Little more expensive, but they bear fruit much faster.

Hi Steve, glad to see you are still hard at it.. I was just out picking some leaves off the turnips I overwintered, and it started to pour rain..sheesh..Figured I'd hide in front of the computer till it drys up a bit. Love steamed young turnip greens!

I usually start looking in the 3rd week of April for signs of it..but nothing this year. Funny thing about asparagus..turn your back on the bed for a day or two, and sure as heck the next time you look it will be sprouting like crazy. Harvesting it every day for the last week now. Asparagus...

One of my favorite uses for Kale, is boiled up and mashed with some spuds. A little butter, salt and pepper..mmm heaven! This is a good way to serve it to kids or others who might not like the taste of it on it's own. The variety I grow has a purple tinge to it, and is also a common one for...

Well that I didn't know! I always just looked for the sheer volume of leaf growth to add to the pantry, never knew different parts of the plant would taste different. Does that hold true for any other herb? I have always cut back my mint, oregano, and lemon balm, each spring. Perhaps I am...

Might be worth a try Canesister... I have found rosemary to be a much more sensitive plant, and like you, have not had much luck with cuttings. A stem buried, but still left attached to the mother plant may actually work far better though..Let us know your result if you try it, as I would enjoy...

Sorry, it may be the northern way of doing them..lol I find that they are fall off the bone tender, doing them this way. I add a home made BBQ sauce to them, after draining, and stick them in the oven for a half hour. This allows for the sauce to carmalise slightly, and stick to the ribs. The...

Marshall, pretty sure it's just the common sage. The stems are growing quite thick and woody like, but there are not many leaves on them, (least at this time of year). The stems are approx 20" high off the ground. I just thought they may be cut back, to produce more vigorous leaf growth, but I...

Good thing your not growing a patch of carrots.. thinning them out would just kill you..:lol: I to hate that part of gardening, but you still need to do it so the others will grow big and strong..:)

Canning it would be a great way to preserve it! :) Here is some info on doing soups and stocks, that you will find helpful. http://www.gopresto.com/recipes/canning/soups.php One of the simple ways I create a stock, is to pre-boil my pork ribs in a pot of water, before BBQ'ing them, or roasting...

Ha ha..like the "Day of the Triffid's"....Least they can't run after you.. Well, at least you know it's not Horsetail, as they have ferny like foliage, but don't smell like any herb I know. Maybe you could make sachets out of it, and sell them at a local Farmers Market.. When life gives you...

Heavy frosts the last few mornings, but it is warming to the mid-50's during the daytime. Sure nice to feel the warmth of the sun again, when we get it..:)

I planted my Thyme in a large pot last spring, and was able to provide it with some shelter over the winter. It was trimmed down to 3-4" for a final harvest last September. It doesn't appear to have grown one iota, (at least none of it has died off), and still has a lot of green leaves all...