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    Does anybody use floating row covers?

    I love floating row covers for broccoli and cabbage to keep the cabbage looper moths from laying eggs on the plants.
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    What can I do With Horseradish?

    We just had out first hard freeze......it is time to dig! :ya
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    Can I overwinter sweet potatoes?

    I pulled my plants today and got some tubers! Yay! I grew it mostly as a fodder crop for the goats, the first time I've ever grown it. It did great! I'm wondering if I can hill in some of these tubers and replant in the spring or how do I keep them? Some have already resprouted. I started with...
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    What can I do With Horseradish?

    I was wondering this too baymule. Mine are 2 years old now. I know DH will grind some up and add vinegar but isn't quite happy with the results.
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    Chicken Math

    OMG! This thread is so funny. I watch this go on in my own house all the time! My DD is a chicken girl, now 22 y/o, I bought her chicks when she was little for Easter. I THOUGHT I was buying them for myself. I thought she'd grow tired of them and then they'd be mine. :lol: I never had to...
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    Random plant growing in my garden...

    Is that curly dock? I always wondered what that was. I have a bunch of them. The little ones like that one in the picture are easy to get rid of but I have one really big one that has been there for several years and just grows bigger around every year. The goats like it, I leave it there.
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    Pulled my garlic today!

    Wow Those are awesome! Congrats on the great harvest! I'm so glad I found this site. I can see there is a lot to learn on here! I just bought some to plant the other day. I've never grown it before either.
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    South East Asia: Hurricane!

    Me to! Very scary! I can't even imagine. :(
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    newbie from Georgia

    NwMtGardener- What a great way to recycle inner tubes! Great idea! We have hay for the goats, its amazing in a pinch what you can fix with the twine from the bales of hay! :lol: Smart Red - I've heard two things about growing dandelions, they do best in poor soil and they do best in rich soil...
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    newbie from Georgia

    Hi StupidBird, NE Atlanta suburbs, I used to live in Lilburn years ago. Howdy neighbor! :) Used to love going to Stone Mountain. Later we lived up toward Gainesville and now we live up near Toccoa, Ga. I live out in the country so I only worry about my plants and the weather, not so much...
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    newbie from Georgia

    Hi Journey11 Mine are made from 2x4" welded wire covered with 6 mil plastic and are about 3 feet high and 4 feet wide and anywhere from 4' to 10 ' long, I have a few. More functional than pretty. LOL We have a lot of strong wind and stormy weather here and these hold up and don't blow away but...
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    newbie from Georgia

    I'm so glad there are other Dandelion lovers in the world! I was beginning to think me and a friend of mine were the only ones left! LOL Oow Dandelion jelly? Hmmm I'll have to try that! :P I've always wanted to make some Dandelion wine but I never have enough plants to produce enough flowers...
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    newbie from Georgia

    Love that thread and visited the map. That's a nice map. I zoomed in and found myself! :lol: I'm not all that great with computers yet, I'll get back to that. LOL I've been gardening for many years. I just love to garden inside, outside, don't matter. It just depends on the season. Right now...
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    newbie from Georgia

    Hi everybody my name is Amy and I live in NE Georgia. I'm so glad I've found this site, its been a very challenging year in the garden but I'm looking forward to my winter garden and hoping next year is better. Any other winter tunnel/coldframe gardeners here? :)
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