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My DS loved planting his sunflower bed last year and would like to do it again, but wants more of a variety. Is there any really great place to get seeds from? Thanks for the help. :)

I was wondering what it means when the seed company tells you __ days to maturity? For example, I bought small pumpkins for my DS and they are supposed to mature in 90 - 110 days. Is that from the time you put them in the ground, from the time they sprout, or from the time they flower? I am...

I was wondering when it is considered too late to plant garden peas and snap peas for the spring. I live in zone 5A and normally have the seeds in the ground last week in March/1st week in April. This year, we didn't get the garden tilled until recently because of all the rain/work and I was...

Spring fever has set in early this year. I have been wanting the winter to end so I can get back outside in the dirt, and the seed catalogs are not helping, but yesterday my 2 1/2 yo got one up on me. He saw the peas on the plate that we had for dinner, took a few and said he was going...

Hi all, been very busy and my computer imploded for a while, so I haven't been on in a while. Missed you all! I do have a quick question though: How thick should Apple Butter be? I am currently making a batch and I quadrupled the recipe for Christmas baskets. It said I could quadrup[le it...

I made apple peach chutney for my Christmas gift baskets and like to include a card with the ingredients and suggested uses. I like it warmed and eaten with poultry or pork. Since you guys always have great ideas I thought I would ask if anyone else had other good ways to enjoy chutney...

I have found a few recipes on-line, but I thought I would ask here if anyone had a tried and true recipe for apple butter. I loved all of the other recipes you guys had here! :happy_flower I want to be able to give some of the jars as part of a gift at Christmas, so I wanted to use a recipe...

I finally got out the digital camera and took some pics to share with you guys! I usually do the 35 mm filml camera because I love to take pics for a hobby, but I love looking at all of your pictures, so I thought I'd share some too. Hope you enjoy! :happy_flower My son bringing in the day's...

I have a recipe for certo very berry jam. It calls for 4 cups prepared fruit consisting of 1 pt blueberries, 1 pt raspberries, and 1 qt strawberries. My question is: Can I substitute the 1 pt raspberries with 1 pt of blueberries? That would keep the fruit to 4 cups and it would just double...

While we were down in Staten Island visiting relatives on a beautiful, HOT, but non-rainy day, we were getting the rain storm of a lifetime here at home. I didn't realize how bad until the morning when I went to take care of the chickies and saw the horror. Almost all of the eggplants were on...

I have a lot of zucchini coming in and I want to save some for the winter. I know there is a recipe for dill zukes here and I already made a few zucchini breads so I was wondering if I could just freeze it. And if I can, how do I do it? Thanks!

My DH's grandmother used to make what she had called Dilly Beans. She is not with us anymore and she was the only one who canned beans in his family. I thought it was just a family thing until I was talking to one of my girlfriends and she said she had heard of them before! I guess my family...

Hi all! I have a large amount of blueberries and I was wondering if anyone had a good recipe for jam or preserves. I plan on freezing some for use in the winter, but I would like to get some jam out of them since my DH and I love it on pancakes and toast.

I have yellow squash leaves with some round, white, fuzzy patches. Only a few of them have it so far, but I'm guessing it is powdery mildew. We have been having a very long humid spell here and I have been trying to do everything to avoid this, but I have it. What can I do to get rid of it...

I have verbascum plants in my front butterfly garden that has flowered already for the year. Now there are small, green, hard, berry looking objects on the spires where the flowers were. I am inclined to guess that they are seed pods, but I was wondering if they self seed or if I can collect...

Hello everyone! We would like to plant some more snap peas for a later summer harvest. I was wondering when the best time to do that might be. Are they only a cool weather crop or can I plant then in the next week or so for end of July - mid Aug. harvesting? Thanks!

Hello all! I planted 2 apple trees we got from a nursery in late Sept of '06. One is a Yellow Delicious the other is a Granny Smith. We pulled off the blossoms when they started blooming to let the roots take all of the energy last spring. This spring we let some of the blossoms stay on so...

Teaching a toddler to garden good *ohmmmm* I had my 22 month old outside in the veggie garden and taught him how to place pea seeds in the ground. He loved it, but it was painstakingly slow. I also can't wait to see where else peas will grow in the garden. :lol: I know it takes time to teach...

Just wondering if there are any others from the Hudson Valley area. I live on the tri-state border.

from seeds? We bought our seeds when we planned our garden this weekend and I found fennel. I love it, but it is getting more and more expensive to buy. I was wondering if anyone tried to grow it and had luck with it. Thanks!