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I planted tomato and pepper seeds in trays today. I'm SO late!! Hope I get something edible before the first frost next fall. I planted Milano paste tomatoes and Carmello tomatoes. Big Jim chili peppers and Early jalapenos. I've got one bed ready for peas and spinach. We've had a perfect week...

Welcome! I'm on BYC and here as well. I ordered seeds on line but used CT or New England companies because that's where I am. Made sense to me to do it that way too!

LOL, I'll just wait till my DS is in college and sign HIM up for that site! I'll stick with the chickens and gardens!!

I've heard this before! My dad was into organic gardening back in the early-mid 70s and used to bring home trunkloads of it from a coworker of my mom's. He had an old Ford Maverick and he'd fill the trunk up with manure and bring it home on trunk full at a time. The neighbors all thought (knew)...

Welcome Carri! I have to worry not only about the free range hens, but the free range pug. He devours tomatoes given the chance. Right off the vine!

My seeds from Johnny's Kitchen Garden Seeds came today!!! Looks like I'll be starting soon.

Hard to chose but I'd say a sunny yellow daffodil. Although those first snowdrops and crocuses do make me smile. And gladioli remind me of my grandfather.

Finally ordered seeds. Spinach Filet Beans Sugar snap peas Pole beans carrots cucumbers romaine lettuce swiss chard tomatoes (salad and sauce types) chile peppers From Cook's Garden and Johnny's Kitchen Seeds All ready have sweet basil and jalapeno seeds that I found at a disount store and...

Congrats! I have only picked up two packets of Burpee Organic seeds I happened to find at a discount store (Ocean State Job Lot for any other southern New Englanders!) I got Early Jalapenos and Sweet Basil. The rest of my orders are going in tomorrow. I've got one for Johnny's Kitchen Garden...

We are far from self-sufficient but try to take an occasional step closer when we can. We have just 3/4 of an acre, mostly shaded and we still could be doing more than we are with it. We hope to this summer. We're educating our son about where his food comes from. We're trying to lessen our...

It's there, honest. The yellow building on the right is the back of our garage. The slope is the garden. Most of it is terraced. Not that you can see it right now. The shed is where my gardening tools are. We cleaned one half out this fall and are considering converting that half to chickens...

Wasn't it! It got into the 60s here today. I had recess duty and the kids were running around without their coats. It smelled earthy like spring and all I could think about was planting!

I've been to Maine a bunch of times. Does that count? Probably not since I've never gardened there... Welcome from a "Nutmegger".

I'm working on The Way We Garden Now. Not far enough in to really say how I like it. It's kind of set up in different projects. So far I like the writing style anyway.

My veggie garden is on the slope behind our garage which faces south. We have beds built so it is sort of terraced. It all started because DH hated to mow that slope!

For me, it's mostly about having more varieties to choose from!

Thanks Steve, I'll pass that all on to my SIL. My nephew will be doing this out in Iowa; I'm in CT. I wish I was closer to help since I think this such a great project. I know gardening kept my grandfather going well into his 80s and even 90s. I imagine I'll want to be out there in the dirt as...

Can anyone recommend any websites or books on handicapped access gardening? My nephew is planning on building a wheelchair accessible garden for a nursing home as an Eagle Scout project. He wants to build raised beds that would allow a person in a wheelchair to roll up to and have their knees...

After 18 years of gardening as an adult, I'm still winging it. Part of the reason I'm here is to learn this stuff from you guys!

Mmmm, that sounds good too! maybe we could meet half way and share!