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I'd like to try planting green sweet peas this year. I thought I could get dried peas from a grocery store for planting, like I did last year with pintos and navy beans, but all I can find is split peas, so i guess I have to actually order peas from a seed company. Two questions....Where...

I experimented with growing Pintos, Navy & Northern Beans right from packages bought at the grocery store. I was amazed at the beans I got. It was incredible how just a handful (literally) of beans produced pounds of dried beans. Now I have several large bags of all three of these beans...

When someone says they "Blanch" something for 2 minutes in boiling water, do they mean they get the water boiling and drop the stuff in for 2 minutes or put the vegtables in cold water, bring it to a boil, and leave it at a boil for 2 minutes. I tried the second way and my broccoli seemed way...

I will start canning potatoes in the next week or two. My wife wants me to leave the skins on (red potatoes) but I spoke with a friend who says she read in the Ball canning Book that potatoes must be peeled to avoid an increased risk of Botulism. I bought the Ball canning book but I can't find...

I just finished my first ever attempt at pressure canning some squash. It looks like everything came out just like it was supposed to, except for one jar? I left 1" of head space but it came out of the canner with more than an inch of head space. It looks like there is 2 inches or more of...

I have never canned before but I started my first garden this year and it's time to start canning. I bought a 23 qt Presto canner and it says it will hold up to 20 pint jars. The only way I can see to put 20 pint jars in there is to stack them on top of each other. I assumed you would do this...

I have never tried composting and have only a basic understanding of the concept. I plan to start my first garden next spring and I have accumulated 2 very large piles of grass clippings throughout this past summer. In another month I will have enough leaves to fill a large u haul. I also...

I know I have to acquire some pruning tools for beginning the Process of pruning the apple trees came March, but not sure what I need. One of the videos I watched on pruning said to use a certain type of pruning shears as they cut closer to the trunk, or something like that? Can anyone make...

I'm new here so I don't know if I'm posting in the right forum. I have an old apple & pear orchard that I just cleaned out. It took several months of non stop work and the trees are MUCH bigger than they should be. They are completely out of control and have probably been totally neglected...

Hi! I'm new to this site, my name is Bernie and I suppose I've reached that age/stage in my life where I've decide I want to grow things. I wanted to get started next Spring with a garden my Grandson and I can play around in. He wants to grow corn and pumpkins. Finding info on how is easy...