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Just a thought for those of us rich in soil, and ability & inclination to toil: What Is Plant A Row for the Hungry (PAR)? Plant A Row for the Hungry is a people-helpingpeople program designed to assist in feeding the hungry in their own community. Launched in 1995, this national public...

Has anybody ever grown this? I got the seeds on a whim this year and have had successful germination indoors. Am wondering how much of the garden to devote to an unknown tomato.

I've had this happen many times in the past few years. Perfectly healthy looking basil plants just all of a sudden developing a wilt. Not a "water me now" kind of wilt, a disease type wilt. It just happened this week to some "Pesto Perpetuo" basil plants that I hadn't even unpotted and put in...

I'm on my fourth sowing of THOUSANDS of carrot seeds in the hopes of at least one little row of them actually someday turning into carrots! I keep the bed moist (as per all the articles on carrots I've read), and haven't sown them too deep. Is there a secret carrot seed trick?

Chicago Apache:

Does anyone know of a hosta that could tolerate a southern exposure? A variegated one, I'm thinking?

Is this magazine still in existence? I think it was by Taunton Press in Connecticut. But Taunton's website only lists back issues.

Who else has had Brussell Sprouts ruined by tiny little ugly white worms?! Not only do they eat my sprouts, but their poo falls on the sprouts below the ones they're eating so you can't harvest any at all !! Yuck. What's the solution? (Don't want to spray pesticides or insecticidal soap on...

I used to have over 20 but when I moved, the conditions weren't right for them and they declined so much I had to compost them. Now I have a Miltonia and Dendrobium at my office. Hoping they thrive enough here to bloom again!

This is from an accidental seeding of Forget-me-nots into my Epimedium 'Rubrum' bed. But I really love it! Especially since the forget-me-not foliage is small and dies off so quickly. The Epimedium hides it. Who else has unintentional pairings that have turned out well?

I grow them just to see if I can. My patch is about 6 years old, and each year I get a few more cranberries. This years harvest (pictured above) was 27. Wow, buckets of cranberry juice for sure !!!!! OceanSpray, watch out!