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After about three months of not working in my garden (got very depressed because of the massive damage the gophers caused), I starting digging and planting again several weeks ago. I've come up with a new strategy .... I'm burying lots of plant containers in the ground, hoping this will keep...

I've been thinking about requesting my doctor to run test for Diabetes, which runs in my family. I do have Hypoglycemia very, very, very bad. I have to eat many times a day, sometimes every 45-60 minutes. Every morning when I get up I am extremely ill, and can hardly even function at all, until...

Stinging Nettle grows wild all around, but I don't want to pick Nettles outside of my garden because of the animals .... Stinging Nettle makes delicious Greens and Tea, and is very nutritious! I dried a bunch in April and still have enough to last until I will have fresh Stinging Nettles.

What a small world it is ... !!! Yes, I do have a garden all year long. I can go out to my garden and pick something to eat any day of the year. The cooler months are my favorite time for gardening. The heat makes me sick. I'm losing my pigments and get sunburned very quickly, which is very...

I got an early start this year ... Yeah ... !!! Started planting my Fall and Winter seeds October 17th, with successive plantings .... Ready to plant three more small plots tomorrow. I have 102 different species of plants growing in my garden so far, with around 60 different kinds of plants...

Thanks for the tip about the Radish Pods! I've been eating some recently. The birds also love them and devour the seeds and pods and flowers quickly!

Thanks! I'll add Lilac to my list. Do you start Lilacs from bulbs?

Good place to garden year around, but I don't like the intense heat from May through October. I really enjoy gardening during the cooler months so much more ....

I've learned the hard way myself .... I've been pulling up what I thought were weeds, only to find out that I was pulling up the seedlings from seeds I planted! I nearly pulled up all of the African Daisies I planted from seed. Pulled up lots of Bachelor's Buttons, Baby Snapdragons, Shasta...

I've been growing these plants for several years now during the Winter and Fall: Southern Curled Mustard (my favorite!), Red Giant Mustard, Beets, Swiss Chard, Onions, Garlic, Fava Beans (didn't do well though), Peas, Carrots, Kale, Kohlrabi, Turnips, Radishes. Some of those plants are still...

I live in the northernmost tip of Zone #8, which is only about two or three miles from the southernmost tip of Zone #14 (Ceres/Modesto), about halfway between Modesto and Turlock. I recorded a low temperature of 18 degrees F. (- 8 degrees C.) this winter! Coldest I've seen yet in 25 years. I...

Thanks! I have some Nasturtiums already growing. The snails almost destroyed them, but I put out snail bait just in time. I've seen Nasturtiums around our neighborhood, but they don't make it through the winter around here. I have lots of Radishes (both long white and varieties of red). I've...

What are some cold-weather Herbs I could plant in Zone #8/14 for the Fall, Winter and Spring? So far, the only Herbs I have for my garden during the cold weather are Rosemary, Mint and Sage.

I would like to try adding more Flowers, including some Edible Flowers, to my garden for the Fall, Winter and Spring ..... So far the only Flowers I have for my garden during the cold weather are Pansies and Calendulas. What other Flowers would be a good choice for the cold weather ..... I'm...

I'm hoping that I can go completely organic to fight the bugs .... I've tried Sevin-5 and others, and I think those chemicals have made me sick! Also, I like to be able to go out and pick anything I want from my garden anytime I want. Sometimes I like to pick stuff, like fresh Peas, Curly...

What would be a good choice of hot-weather beans and peas to grow around the Modesto, California area, Growing Zone #14/eight?

What is the scientific name for True Purslane?

Thanks for the links! I've saved them, and already added a few more wild edibles to my list of seeds to order.

Would that be Miner's Lettuce? In one of my wild edibles books, I found: Miners Lettuce/Winter Purslane (Claytonia perfoliata) I'm definitely going to order Miner's Lettuce seeds!

I found the botanical names for these winter edibles: 1) Chia (Salvia columbariae) 2) Chickweed (Stellaria media) 3) Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) 4) English Daisy (Bellis perennis) 5) Garlic mustard (Alliaria petiolata) 6) Indian turnip/Jack in the Pulpit (Arisaema triphyllum) 7) Miners...