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thanks Tutter, it's mature alright,lol.That squash must weigh 2 or 3 lbs..it's big!!! I'll pick it this morning.

How would I go about it? It's an heirloom type can't remember what kind right now. :caf Is it better to let the fruit dry on the plant or remove the fruit when it matures??? Thanks,Miriam :)

I really enjoy Mildred Swift cookbook.I think my mother got it when she got married in the 50's,not really sure.One of my sisters got it after she died.I've been meaning to get another one. I love the Chess pie & Boiled cookies,Coconut cream pie... well you get my drift,lol. :gig

:lau I love it, I'm a sprout :rainbow-sun

Thanks, Pat :)

I have one,but not an exact measurement recipe just a dump & toss kind,lol. I always use a dutch oven to cook mine in this way. Cook several slices of bacon in the DO Leave the bacon grease in the DO take 6 or more sliced squash ( they will cook down) Lots of onions sliced add very little...

Kudos to you, Carlos. That's wonderful what you're doing,please keep us updated :) Miriam

thanks Bills, I don't know if we could afford a vacuum sealer now,just have to use ziploc bags. Here's some info about yardlongs, if you'd like to see...

Looks like I've got a bumper crop of asparagus yardlong beans. Our first time growing them,not sure how to go about it. I was talking to my MIL, she mentioned blanching them in hot water,let them cool & freeze them. Would that work? Thanks,Miriam :)

Thanks a bunch, yall :rainbow-sun I'm so proud of the plants,I started them out from seed...and babied them till they were big enough to be put out. I just noticed they are fixing to bloom & I'll go atleast prune the bottom suckers. They are about 2 ft tall or more.I planted them were there...

Hey yall my plants are getting big & this is the first time I've been successful growing them,lol. I'm a clueless gardener, so not sure how to go about doing it. Where to prune or should I even prune at all. :idunno I've got to different kinds,both heirlooms. One is beefsteak & other is a...

I planted some marigolds around some of my bell peppers & asparagus beans... I'm not one to pull weeds on a regular basis.. One oh I'll got pull some weeds...yeah you guessed it..pulled up all the marigold sprouts :lau I started some tomatoes from seed,finally they were ready to go out.I'm so...

Hey Tutter :) 1) The mulch is about 6 inches more or less in some spots. 2) Well let's say it's gets hot as you know what :D Really the temps here can range from daytime 90 plus,80's at nite.With 200% humidity :coolsun It gets HOT!! LOL ! 3) I'm in north Louisiana,we have a long...

Hi DrakeMaiden, I was just meaning growing in a leaf compost pile. :) One good thing about it there'e no weeds to pull.I'm the "lazy" gardener,my garden has weeds,I don't pull them all,lol. I've only had about 4 hours of sleep myself,it's alright it's probably me :lol:

Hey yall, :rainbow-sun N.E. La here.

My hubby & I thought we'd give this a try this year,plant some squash,two types of watermelon here.It's a low spot in the yard & for a few years we've been putting our leaves there to compost. So far it's coming along great,actually the plants are bigger now been awhile since I've taken this...

I'll have to do some searching to see... We have a university about an hour from here,I'm sure they could lead me in the right direction. LOL about the thistle... I spend ALL day cleaning it out of our pasture before it seeded everything.

Hi, thanks so much for your reply.I'm stumped, I've noticed other plants in our yard with this??? It's even spread to other artichokes in different places. It starts at the tip of the leaves & goes towards the plant. It's affecting.. artichokes,pomagrante (sp?) tree,wild dew berries, curly...

Hey yall, I have a few jerusalem aritcholes that are just fading out on the tops.I noticed last year it happened in the same place & now it's spread out more. It's too late to get a pic,I can post one in the morning. We don't use any chemicals on our yard at all. Any ideas...

I've had chickens for 4 yrs now,never really had a garden growing up in the "big" city,lol. So now I have lots of room to grow stuff & find sometimes it's a challenge with free ranging chickens. :barnie So far so good. :tools