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You have to blanch regular asparagus when it is growing to get white asparagus. Kind of like blanching celery. With asparagus (if I remember right) you mulch it when the tips first come up and when they have pushed through to the top you run a knife under the mulch and pull on the tips and you...

You've got most of the colors I think. The brandywine will be a good red slicing tomatoe. I noticed you don't have any striped tomatoes. Mr. Stripey is a pretty common one that is yellow with red stripes. I have a variety that's been in the family for years that is yellow with a very pink...

Maybe " root crops" :welcome :thumbsup

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/pp/extension/tfabp/lspsmf.shtml That's on cornell university's fruit and berry pathology page. You may have to copy and paste. It explains leaf spot.

That doesn't look so bad. 2 questions. 1: did you recently plant them outside? 2: have you had temperature extremes lately? The reason I ask is it doesn't really look like fungus or bacteria to me. It kind of looks like either cold damage or scorch. Were the affected leaves there when you first...

Let me know if you like it. Some people will sprinkle Parmesan cheese on it too , but I like mine with just butter and pepper. I don't think it tastes as strong when you grill it.

There are other ways to get it under control. There was a link over on BYC today in one of the threads over there-it talked about organic controls for stuff like this. I think apple cider vinegar was one thing, milk was another one. Don't get too upset. You should be able to find something that...

There is also a zodiac "man" where each sign governs a part of the body. Example: Cancer is also known as the breast, Leo the heart, Scorpio the loins, Saggitarius the thighs etc. etc. You plant under the "fertile" signs like breast, loins etc. You don't plant under infertile signs like the...

There are several brands of liquid copper - try googling "liquid copper fungicide". How close is the pond? You wouldn't want to get any type of spray in the water , but if it is not right on top of your garden you could spray on calm days or when the wind is blowing AWAY from the pond. Just have...

I have trouble staying out of homemade wine too. I always say I'm gonna let it age and that usually lasts about six months especially with something I've never made before. You'll have to put the watermelon wine on lockdown.

You should be fine starting them now. Just remember to harden them before you put them outside. They may not be as big as store bought plants , but as long as they are hardened off properly before they go into the ground they should do fine. I've planted some TINY tomatoe plants before and they...

I love asparagus on the grill. I brush it with butter and just turn it a few times until it starts to get tender then add a little black pepper. Now I'm gonna have to make some.

I added the honey because I just couldn't get the specific gravity high enough to suit me :D If I remember right I think I used about five pounds for a 5 gal. fermenter. I'm big on experimenting so it could have been more. Looks like your watermelons are off to a good start!

That's what I was thinking. Might not be enough sugar in the watermelon. Plus you mentioned that the watermelon juice doesn't keep well so the acidity in the grapes might help. Either way hope it turns out well. The last batch of strawberry wine I made was really good , but I used half white...

Texan - so are you adding grape juice or apples to your watermelon wine or just straight watermelon? I ask because around here most people make fruit wine with about half grapes or apples then the rest strawberries or blackberries or whatever. Just wondering. Watermelon wine sounds really good.

I think it is from germination to harvest. Some seeds take longer to germinate especially if they dry out. With some of my lettuce I end up watering twice a day on very warm days to get it to come up. Soil temperature also affects germination so with some stuff you really need to wait until the...

Have you thought about trying liquid copper? It's a spray and "fairly" safe compared with other stuff. On most stuff I think the label says you can use it up to day of harvest , but I don't think I would do that. I've had good luck with it for controling blight on tomatoes but you have to use it...

You should try to find an OLD canning book. A lot of the newer ones are just for pressure canners , but a lot of things do just as good in a hot water bath. The older books have a lot of info about processing times and ammount of salt etc. to can stuff both ways plus there are some really good...

I saw someone mention it in the "how's your garden doing so far" thread and I'm just wondering if anyone else does it? I try to but with two kids and about a million other things going on I miss sometimes. It works like this (roughly) : plant above ground crops when the moon is waxing to full...

SewingDiva - nice cold frame! I've been wanting to make some of those for years to extend my season a little. Just never seem to have time. What are your "hoops" made of?