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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 attempted several different methods to plant apple seeds and had no luck with any of them. Then I read something that explained my lack of success. Apparently apple seeds require a certain amount of time at very cold temperatures before they are capable of germinating. This does make sense...

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...

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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...

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Is that corn cutter something that can purchased commercially? I just planted my first garden and I planted two kinds of corn....Jackpot & Silver Queen. I'll have LOTS of corn to deal with over the next few weeks and I wasn't looking forward to remocving the kernals with a kitchen knife. I...

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...

THANKS FOR ALL YOUR RESPONSES. I'LL ENJOY IT A LOT BETTER KNOWING IT'S GOOD TO GO!

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...

Thanks for the advice guy's. It makes sense.

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...

Thanks Steve..Good stuff!

Snow pimples...my wife would get a kick out of that. :) I saw where someone had posted a note that they use pallets for their compost. What's the purpose of that? Is there added value? I assume it may have something to do with having the compost off the ground and allowing air underneath for...

Bay Mule THATs GREAT! What about over the winter with snow? Should the pile be covered with a tarp to try to hold in the heat?

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...

sORRY ABOUT THE TOTAL MESS OF THE PICTURES. I had 3, with 2 showing how tall and bulky about half of them were, way in the back, but every time I posted I'd get multiple posts and then when I posted another one, the others would disappear. Anyway.....The ones you see were at the front and was...

Sorry about all the duplicate postings of pictures. This mess is giving me fits!!!!