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California Wonders is what I always grow. Nice size fruits and an abundance of them on each plant. I also like the Ivory colored ones. They are a bit smaller, but sweeter than a green bell, plus they eventually turn orange.

I may be mistaken, but I think Iceburg is hard for us here in Ohio to grow. You will lileky have to water the heck out of it come June. In the past I have started my Buttercrunch lettuce seeds indoors and planted in the garden as started plants. If given enough time and spaced apart, they...

I got the fever as well. Yesterday my DD and I planted 2 trays of onion seeds, 30 cabbage, and 48 brocolli. They are sitting beside my wood burning stove for sprouting. Next weekend we will be starting our tomatoes and peppers.

I planted 3 apple, 3 pear, and 2 peach trees last Spring. I was wondering what do I need to do as far as spraying these trees this year? What do I need to use and when do I use it?

I start mine in pots the first of July and then transplant to the garden after about a month. We have found that if you plant them too early, the bugs will eat them alive thru the Summer. We wait until after the first frost (usually the first of October) to start harvesting. They have a much...

If you can work the ground, it's not too early to plant either of them. I remember one year when I was a kid my Grandma had peas that were 4-5" tall on Easter. We got a couple inches of snow and it didn't hurt them a bit. Both grow well in cool soil.

Google says April 15th, but I don't buy that. I live in Central Ohio (zone 5) and I always use May 10th as mine, which is usually pretty acurate.

It may depend if it is a determinant or indeterminat type tomato. If it is an inderternimant, I would say it will take off again. If not, I'm not sure.

I recently aquired an 1000 Watt metal halide light. I am wanting to use it to start my garden seeds. The only other time I used a light to start my plants, I just used two 4' floresant light fixtures that I had to keep right on top of the plants to keep them from getting too leggy. With the...

Rattlesnakes are very unique and have a wonderful flavor.

Yes. If you do nothing, the tops will die off in the Fall, and come back in the Spring. I just dug some this weekend, and below the ground, you could see next years sprout starting. The batch I just did was really hot, almost too hot for my liking.

I did a search and didn't see that anyone has brought this up, so I thought I would share. http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/6029056/senate_bill_510_creating_a_nation_of.html Not saying anymore than that as I don't want to start anything, just want people to be aware it's out there...

You can dig up horseradish in any month that has an "R" in it, and no you don't have to leave any. The roots go very deep, and you can never completely kill it off. I have some on my property that has been around for 50 years, and has been dug up 30 times and always comes back and even...

Thanks everybody. I got them planted last night. Need to finish staking them today. It looks so nice to see two rows of new trees in my yard. Now I just need to figure out how to take care of them (spraying, pruning, ect) I guess that will be an upcoming post. Thanks again for the help.

Well, so far I'm doing good then. Last night I removed the sod where I want to plant them establishing the spacing, then took out a few shovels full of dirt out of each hole and put a few shovels of compost back in its place and mixed well.

I am going to be planting 3 apple, 2 pear, and 2 peach trees tonight. Any insightful tips or no-no's to follow.

I did it both ways last year, and the ones I started indoors did much better. I just started mine for this year last week. I do them just like the rest of my seeds.

That good to hear about production vs the bluelake. I planted 4 30' rows of Bluelake that yielded over 100 quarts plus what we ate fresh. I was very pleased. So in theory, I should plant the same weight of seeds I did last year to get near the equivelant yield.

Glad to hear this about flavor. The description said they have a different taste than other beans. I like to have things outside the norm. Thanks.

This will be my first year growing pole beans. I have chosen a kind called Rattlesnake. Anyone plant these and how do you like them? My main reason for planting is so it's easier to pick them. I am going to use a pipe with 6 strings anchored to the ground for them to climb. What is a good...