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Great crop Steve!:) I am a fanatic when it comes to carrot juice, so most of mine end up being used for that. I just freeze the juice, no need to worry about storing carrots. I do keep several pounds for eating as well, but I just store them in a the garage, which is plenty cold. They tend tog...

If you have any friends or neighbors that have a patch, I bet you could get plenty of free runners from them. I have at least a hundred every spring that I am more than happy to let people take, rather than composting them.

I'm interested in the saffron harvest as well. Where these some specific variety of crocus? I have crocus in my garden every spring, but I'm not sure if they would produce any thing useful for flavoring or not.. Steve, interesting that the Lynx seed states that it produces a shorter than...

I wouldn't worry much about building the bed up to the previous height. That settling doesn't hurt anything, and your soil should still be fine. You could side dress the plants a little in the spring, with some sea soil, or well composted manure. I can't see from your info what zone your in...

Congrats on the new home! I bet your both excited.:) Some really great advice so far from Hoodat, and the others. Does the property have an existing veggie garden, or do you need to start from scratch? If your starting from scratch, now is a good time to plan the best location for the garden...

I have been growing different variety's of green bush beans the last few years. The Japanese restaurant that I sell most of them to, told me they would prefer a longer bean, as they use them for their tempura dish's. I tried a variety called "Lynx" this year, and they were an excellent choice...

Wow! I can only dream of those 84* temps at this time of the year.. First frost on the ground this am..:( I'm not impressed..lol

How warm, and how many hours of light are you getting per day in Arkansas? There may not be enough light..or warmth.. I'm just now harvesting a few of my larger turnips from a spring planting. I find that the wire worms really damage the lower part of them, but I simply cut that off. All the...

I laughed when I read Steve's post..True, we did take on the metric system many years ago, and no doubt it is here to stay. Whether it was good or bad change is a matter of opinion. It was not, and is still not, an easy system of measurement to switch over to, after learning the Imperial...

If you are pulling the weeds, "before they have gone to seed", then applying the mulch you should be in great shape. Otherwise the mulch will actually protect the weed seed from freezing, and it will be worse next spring.. You should turn the soil over in the early spring, with a shovel, and...

Lillooet can get very cold some winters! I suffered through a few cold days up in that area a few times.. I plant garlic in the fall, October is fine in warmer climes. I am not very impressed with the size of my cloves harvested in the spring. I wonder what's missing in my soil? Leeks are...

Funny story..lol I bet she wondered what the heck you were up to.:D. Pretty safe to do that around here. We have a very private yard. Glad to hear it works! I better do it before turning the soil, as I don't want to bury the seeds. Still several things growing in the garden, so I may have to...

I was thinking a good tiger torch scorching of the ground before I turn it over for the winter, might be a good way to kill off some of the seeds. I do this with weeds that grow in the gravel portion of my driveway, and that stops them really well..still organic too..:lol:

Really, well that's ok. Less room taken up in the garden if their not a vine type.:)

Mary, have you a corner of the yard, away from the main garden that you could have the room for a squash to grow? If so perhaps you could build a small mound and stick a couple plants in it next year. Even if they take over a small section of lawn, just mow around the plant. It depends on the...

Do to our wetter fall weather, I find that several of the mature bush beans will rot on the vine if left. That being the case I try to leave the bean on the vine as long as possible, so the seed is large and has a chance to mature. You can see the size of the seed through the pod, as it swells...

Hard to be sure how old from the sizes you mention. They could be four year olds, and have had some training already, or three year olds with none. Then again, perhaps they are a dwarf variety and are older still, and have never been pruned.. Usually the nursery will let you know the age, and...

A lot of the pruning methods for fruit trees have to do with the age of the trees. Training them a particular way, is often done in the first few years. Older trees often just need maintenance pruning. Any idea how old they are?

I'm to late this year to prevent it from going to seed. Dirty deed is done already..:( I suppose I may as welll till the weed into the soil, since the seeds have already been dispersed, not much point in pulling them now..I'm supposing the mother plant dies off completely, and they can't...

Lesa, eat the immature ones first, as they won't keep as long.:) If the butternuts are carefully washed of all dirt, (especially the stems), allowed to sun cure a few days for the skin to harden, and kept in a cooler temps such as a basement, they should store pretty good. I find they are one...