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This past week I planted: potatoes, 2 kinds sugar snap peas spinach Swiss Chard Brussels Sprouts broccoli Red Russian Kale bok choy lettuce fennel parsley chives the coriander replanted itself! and last but not least, pansies & violas went into the strawberry pot

Peas don't like to have peppermint growing nearby. I can't really remember any other no-no combo's, but usually check the book, "Carrots Love Tomatoes" for more clues.

Greenthumb18 It has been many weeks since I sent you the huge box of daylilies, iris, and herb plants, involving expensive postage, and you still have not sent any bulbs as promised. Since this is Vermont, we've already had many nights in the low 20's...even temporary snow, as I've kept you...

Maybe if you find any promising jam recipes using honey, you could post them on TEG...I'd sure be interested & probably others would too. How neat having your own honey supply - yum! :)

Welcome to TEG! :dance Sorry I don't know the answer to your question; I've only heard that substituting honey for sugar can change how a recipe turns out (that's pretty vague!)...maybe you could do an internet search for jam recipes using honey?

Our burgundy beans, beets, potatoes and various greens did well, but my biggest fun surprise was how last year's coriander reseeded itself so exuberantly! I learned to use cilantro in many dishes until my DH let on that he hates it! :/

Could we be unknown twins? :D I did the exact same thing, getting the squash planted way too late (maybe I'll just blame it on the crazy rainy summer). Wowie, you had a 15 pounder? I didn't know they even got that big! (did it cross with a zuke? ;) ) Yeah, Gurneys' seeds are very reliable...

We're dealing with the exact same thing......in fact, it must have been a "stealth frost" since I never knew what hit those vines. :/ I'm wondering if the squash turn out to be a lost cause for us (refuse to ripen), maybe I can slice them in half and feed them to our chickens, just like our zuke...

White Elk, I feel your pain! We're battling with goutweed (aka Bishop's weed; Dragon's tooth and a few of my own inventions!), also HIGHLY invasive. :barnie I'm reading all these posts with interest...

Bills - Thanks for the great link on planting depth. This might explain why years ago I got such an "underwhelming" yield from Russets! :/

I guess it would be just plain mean to mention how wonderful it makes the house smell....:P

Cassandra, you must be a mind reader, because that's just what I'd planned to do with a lot of the apples: applesauce, apple butter, dehydrated slices, frozen slices....and store the ones in top condition. They make dandy baked apples: cored, with brown sugar, cinnamon & a dot of butter (oops...

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That makes perfect sense to me! My, what a use for all those newspapers (wrapping those gazillion apples, that'll be when I'll wind up noticing interesting articles, you just wait! lol) Doesn't it make you wish for a root cellar? (I guess a leaky basement isn't QUITE the same thing??? :/ )

I can get some nights that are 40 (soon), it's just the balmy days that are a snag!...:rolleyes: I guess the plan for this year is to keep them in boxes/baskets on the covered front porch, open them to the cool night air, and then cover them with old rugs to hold the temp during the day...

Thanks! Of course, the tricky part is finding ANY place on the premises that's remotely cool with this kooky heat wave..........it never fails to raise the temp, just coming home with a carful of apples! :rolleyes: Pat, how dilute a solution do you suggest? I'll have to try that, at least with...

It's that time of year again, when we pick 4 bu of apples, and then struggle with how to store them.........we've tried everything from in covered boxes on the front porch to in the basement, with varying amounts of success. ( I know to keep them separate from stored potatoes.) What have you...

Besides adding compost, which you're already doing, I have good results from using Root Crops Alive, a product specifically for - you guessed it! - root crops. It's available by catalog from Gardens Alive.

Can you add some compost to that part of your garden? Our potatoes respond well to it, when I remember to do it. Or maybe if you could put some aged manure there, the fall before planting the next year's crop... I like to use Root Crops Alive (available from Gardens Alive) for bigger yields of...

Each year I try a new plan with our beet storage...some years I "beet the clock" (as far as frosts) and some years not. We have lots of damage from some annoying little rodent that eats them if we leave them outside too long! :/ I've heard that some folks put wood shavings over them to help keep...