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Hey, all, I planted turnips this year for one of our crops that we'd never tried before. The first planting was early in spring, a fair number of seeds didn't germinate,so on second planting, I planted a bit more thickly. Well, every one of those seeds came up, so many that I wonder if I...

Ok, folks, I know lots of us grow pretty unusual things in our gardens, but... this morning I went out to do some watering. Over on the far side of the garden was a large lump. I planted within ten feet of that spot over the weekend, and I know darned well that there was no lump there then. Get...

Hey, all, My lemon verbena came through the winter quite nicely. It's starting to put in a few new leaves already. But it's got a lot of straggly-looking "branches" and I was wondering if I trimmed it back like you would any herb that started to get leggy, will it thicken up and bush out rather...

Ok, folks, here's the deal: Last year, the weeds in part of the garden got completely out of hand, with the result that my onions didn't grow much if at all. I pulled them in the fall anyway, and stuck them in a box on the back porch (enclosed). This spring, they looked pretty darn good, so I...

Hi, I had some onions and leeks that got shaded out last summer, so severely that they really didn't grow. I dug them anyway and they hung out on my enclosed back porch all winter. They sprouted this spring, to my surprise, so I stuck them back in the garden to see what would happen. The onions...

HI, We grew bok choy as our experiment this year - it's up, and ready to use, but what do I do with it, besides put it in Oriental stir fry dishes? We sauteed it with garlic and it was reasonably good, but I know there must be other ways to cook it (or not!). Anyone?

I have an oregano plant that I was given three years ago. It was a shovel-ful, dug from another garden. I plopped it into my herb garden, all the way at one end. Now it's taking over. I find oregano not only popping up in the herbs next to it, but also three and four feet away, on the far side...

It happens every year - we start our indoor plants, they sprout in record time, look great, and grow like crazy. But they shoot straight up and never get thick stems. For instance, my tomato seedlings are five to six inches tall and they don't even have their true leaves yet, only the ones they...

Hey, all, Every year we plant a lot of the same stuff, but we also pick a couple new things to try. We haven't decided what to do new in the vegetable garden, but I'm thinking about trying cranberries in my newly dug (last fall) area. According to the catalog, I'll need to remove the top 6...

HI, I have a bunch of recipes I really want to try, but many call for rose water. I've never seen it for sale anywhere. I Googled it, but it seems to be used mostly as a cosmetic, and I'm not sure how the edible variety differs. Does anyone know about rose water? HOw to make it (not that I...

HI, It's pumpkin pie time again, and I have many, many seeds - my DH wants me to dry them in some manner, for eating later. Do I roast them, fry them, bake them, or what? Thanks!

Hi, I have leeks, and only one recipe that calls for them, a potato-leek soup, which is very good, but does anyone have any other recipes using leeks?

Hi, I got some lemon bergamot seeds for Christmas, planted them, they are doing well, but I don't know what to do with it now! I don't have a lot of herb books, but I can't find it in any of them. It's kind of viney, with a purplish underside to the green leaves, so it's pretty, but as it's in...