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The first of my two butter bean patches is beginning to make a stand. My green bean patch is just a few feet over. The green beans are growing beautifully, but the butter beans just aren't doing as well. Its hard to believe that there is that big of a difference in the soil with no more of a...

The big freeze, which was suppose to be a little frost, has wiped out most of my garden :( Ive lost all but about 6 tomato plants out of 36 and all of my pepper plants. I put plastic over everything, but only the corn lived through it. The plastic should have held up to a light frost, but...

I'll be planting okra next week if our soil has warmed back up. We have always just planted it shallow in very warm soil, but lately I've had several people tell me they sprout their seeds, or dampen them before planting. I had one person tell me they lay theirs out between wet paper towels...

I've got a spot at the end of my garden that gets a good deal of afternoon sun, but is shaded most of the day. What would you suggest planting there? I'm in SC by the way, so its too late for cool weather plants.

I had someone recommend Florida Sweet Corn to me today. I've never grown it, but he swears its the best corn you'll ever eat. Has anyone else grown it? What is your favorite corn? I'm undecided on what to grow this year.