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I love cabbage rolls and have found that not all caggage lends itself to these. I want to order seeds but not sure which variety of cabbage to plant. Cabbage purchased in groceries seems too tight with significant tearing while trying to separate leaves. Any Hungarians out there who could...

All my blackberries are sour or slightly bitter this year. This includes both the thornless and the wild berries. They were sweet the last couple years and this year they are prolific, just sour. Anyone know if there a soil amendment that corrects this? My soil is slightly acidic clay loam which...

I'm looking for leek plants(starts). The problem that I have had with several companies is that the plants went to seed in the same year that they were planted. These have been the Lancelot variety, which I suspect is offered by one grower to all the catalogs. I have noted many complaints...

I'm searching for American Beech tree seedlings. I buy loads of assorted seedlings from New Hampshire's State Forest Nursery but Beech aren't offered. I like the ability to buy in lots of 10 or 25 at very affordable prices. Can anyone recommend a nursery, state or otherwise? I am in the...

After 20 plus years my pawpaws finally have 2 fruits. They are small 2" and green. How can you tell when they are ripe? They are also about 10' up and the trees are on the side of a steep wooded ravine so I don't have easy access. I have an apple piker on an extension pole that I can use to...

I know some Dragonhead, like moldavica, can be used for tea, but can't find any info on whether Dracocephalum argunese is edible. I was given 12 plants and would love to find a use for them, either edible or medicinal. If anyone processes it for medicinal uses, what form is best; tincture...

I am looking for a botanical pronunciation guide. My sister had a great book that she picked up at a yard sale, but since lent it out and that was the end of it. It had the older key that was easy to read. For instance, Campanula would be kam-PAN-yew-luh, instead of internet symbols we don't...

Is it possible to grow Jicama in NE Ohio, zone 5 and get fair sized tubers? Has anyone in a northern state or Canada had success?

I love yellow split peas for many recipes and wondered if anyone has a source for seeds? Bright orange yellow like the commercial grocery split peas are what I am seeking. I bought every yellow split pea offered in Seedsaver's membership catalog and none were yellow. I wasn't pleased about...

I have a chinese chestnut full of large green burrs. Last year the squirrels made off with most of my nuts. Can I pick the green burrs to beat the squirrels? I'm probably 2 or so weeks from the burrs falling to the ground.

I have a good crop of Mayapples this year but have never harvested them before. Is it best to wait for a frost, do I need to beat the squirrels to them? If I pick greenish will they ripen? Are they even worth the effort?

I have the best smelling plant called Costmary or Bible Leaf. Aside from the obvious use as a fragrant bible page marker, has anyone found uses for this herb? I am in the process of drying herbs in the dehydrator and will include this if it excels at something other than as a garnish.

How many times do I need to spray ShoreKlear on Phragmites before I see results? I've just sprayed for the second time 5 days ago, in perfect conditions, 80 degrees, a stronger solution than the recommended amount I used the first time and still nothing. The surfactant seems to be working and I...

I want to grow White Sage ( Salvia apiana) and Sweetgrass (Hierochloe odorata), which I understand are used for smudge. How hard are these to grow? I am in Northern Ohio and zone 5. I think I found a source for seeds, but would plants be better? Thanks!

I'd like to grow broom corn for brooms but need some guidance. For those that have grown it and made brooms, what is the best variety? I see multi-colored broom corn for sale and not sure if it is purely ornamental or utilitarian. I want to be certain of ordering the corn for brooms before I...

Spring is the time to think about going on garden tours. :weee In the colder climates the announcements and schedules are now beginning to be circulated. Our area normally has one every weekend in May and June. Some sell only advance tickets and others sell the day of the event. My tickets have...

There are some great mysteries centered on herbs and gardening. The China Bayles Mysteries are books about a woman in Texas who used to be a lawyer but now is an herb store owner, herb authority and amateur detective. Great reading, books on CD. I listen while I weed! Rosemary and Thyme is a TV...

I would like to plant Lingonberries but know so little about them. I have a cistern with 12" deep soil covering and would like to plant them over that but concerned that 12" wouldn't be enough. If they naturally grow in rocky thin soil then this would work. Also do they need as acidic soil as...

I want to make an herb vinaigrette but I have read recipes calling for the herbs to be added to the vinegar first and others say to add to the oil first. Both must be steeped for hours to allow the herbs to impart their flavor and fragrance. I want to try this with the honey melon sage but I...