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Wonderful! I put a lot of work into these seeds. Peppers are my favorite. They are happy again in the sun room.

Thanks for the advice! I will keep some sheets handy but hopefully I will not have to use them. Since I am a new gardener sometimes I misjudge what plants can take. Like I think I may have deep fried some of my pepper seedlings by putting them in the sun too early. Oh well, live and learn!

OK I will be patient. It's really hard to though! I can't remember exactly but I think I only buried them a couple of inches deep. They are in a trench to so I can keep covering them. Thanks for the encouragement!

Hello! I planted my asparagus crowns a couple of weeks ago and nothing has come up. I planted them on the first day of spring and now I think I may have planted them too late. Should I expect some sprouts/stalks this year? Thanks!

Hello, I just checked the weather for my area of North Carolina and they are predicitng a freeze for Tuesday night. It will be 31 degrees at the lowest point of the night. What should I cover? I have several varieties of wildflowers just starting to sprout in the garden. A few established day...

Thanks! I am anxious to get them out and get some more stuff started.

I have my seedings started in one of those seed starting trays that you have to pop the seedlings out of. Is there a good way to do this without hurting the roots? How many pairs of leaves should they have beofre I transplant them to pots? Thanks for letting me tack this on to your question!

Hey vfem! I had a lone tulip bud in February that got killed by the snow. I am waiting for the rest now!

I ordered a lot from henry fields and everything has arrived on time and seems to be growing. I have only planted my bare root shipments though. None of the seeds I ordered from them need to be started yet.

I only buy tomato plants because I have to draw the line somewhere with seed starting space. Plus (and some people won't believe this) I don't like tomatoes that much, so I don't want to spend that much time on them. It is fun to have half the work done for you when you plant!

Thanks everyone! I will plant freely and just buy new seeds next year.

Hello! I bought some heirloom pepper seeds and noticed that they suggested planting them a long way away from each other to prevent cross pollination. I really don't have the space to do that and I really don't feel like growing my peppers under domes. So if I plant all of my peppers within...

Thanks everyone! I think maybe I got some bad seeds. I now see what may be blue mold growing on top. But mold isn;t growing on any of my other seeds. I think I am going to buy new pack.

Is there some secret to starting chives? I treat them like any of my other sprouts, heat on the bottom, and covered loosely with plastic wrap, but I can't seem to even sprout them. Do they need some special treatment?

I planted a Golding Hops vine that I got for free from a catalogue. Hopefully I will have a crop of hops to harvest for beer brewing this fall!

Thanks Pat! I will keep patching and try adding some compost. I think the best strategy is to just to make the whole yard a garden.

Hello! I have a 2 year old lab who is tearing up our lawn. She doesn't dig but we do play alot of frisbee with her and as she tries to catch the frisbee her claw rip up our "grass". I wrote "grass" because my DH and I could care less about grass and so our lawn is a combination of clover...

Hello! I am reallly expanding my garden this year and I will be planting both potatoes and asparagus. I have seen specialized fertilizers for both of these veg but I don't know if I should invest in them. Has anyone had a lot more success using these fertilizers? Are they considered...

Thanks vfem! I will be at her house in a couple of weeks to take a cutting. She has so many huge bushes i could probably take a few. And thanksfor encouraging me to send an envelope into wintersown (I think it was you). The seeds I got were great. And so unusual!

Hello! My husband would love to grow some of the blueberries his grandmother has in her yard. I know that you can take cutting, soak them, then plant them in sand and peat moss until they grow roots, but where do you cut from on the original plant? Will any old branch do? If you have any...