Got the seeds in the tray, peeled up the plastic from my tomato plot, spread some compost, chopped some bananas stumps for the next round of compost, pineapples are in bloom,...

On Tuesday, I planted my determinant plants in my cold frame. At the moment we have cold weather, it freezes at night. On Thursday, I covered the coldbed with a non-woven...

Article on how the flavor of chocolate, from the activity of various micro organisms, comes to be. Terroir, like in wine, is definitely a thing in chocolate. Maybe this...

Cemetery iris or Iris albicans.

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A variety of patato we have down Under is called Carisma. This is a low GI variety that was stuck in some seed bank until it was realised that low GI is good for diabetics. I...

I knew my curry tree would need re-potted this spring, as it would dry out in a very short time after soaking. I sliced off most of the root ball, leaving just a 6 ball. I...

Yeah. I read about that a few years ago. :) Soon afterward, I invented a squash ketchup/salsa:

Here's the ingredient list:

• Pre-baked squash (sweet non-bitter winter...

I've decided I like doing foliar sprays on houseplants.

Pros:
* You don't have to time it with the watering. No worry of overwatering. Some plants might not need water very...

Does anyone have a few Georgia Streak seeds to spare?

Thank you in advance!

DonnaMarieNJ

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I had a 6 year old SIP, made from a 14 gal Rubbermaid tub, become very brittle (yet the other 14 gal is not nearly as bad, and the 18 gal Rubbermaids are still in perfect...

It starts! Got the beds all cleaned up, turned and amended last weekend and now I'm just waiting for the last frost date. It should be soon now, just under a month I'd say....

Which species and/or breeds of Stapelia don't have the characteristic carrion smell in their blooms?

So far, I know about this one:
* Stapelia flavopurpurea (said to smell...

Hi,
I am looking for a few (5 or so) Jaloro Jalapeno Seed. These are a medium heat yellow jalapeno developed by Texas A & M.

I have the following to trade or will be happy...

I'm wondering if anyone has some favorite garden harvest cookbooks for the backyard gardener they'd recommend. I'd like to pick up a new cookbook or two. Thanks!

This winter is the first time I have had this pepper. It comes in red, black, yellow and is very sweet. It looks as if there is only one vendor of Sweet Crescendo and no...

Unlike the stuff you get in the store this is easy and you can make it to your liking too.
Not only that it seems like every time you get potato chips Frito's or some other...

I'd like to purchase a columnar pear tree, preferably (but not necessarily) under $30.00. Can't seem to find them for sale in the US. Any ideas?

If you see any, please post!

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I currently use 1/2 irrigation pipe to support frost cloth and netting over my 4' wide raised beds but I want something that will be useful to run down all or just part of a...

hello every one just a reminder to all. the final date to join in for the #shedwars21 growing season is FEB 15th 2021..
if you would like to join in this world wide back yard...

We got our Seeds N Such order delivered today. Along with what we ordered is a free pack of Unicorn RWR hybrid cherry tomato seeds. This is the first I've heard of this...

Looking for a few seeds of this one .......

I'm in Canada ....... happy to trade for a small selection of tomato seeds

out of stock everywhere, and Johnny's is only...

I got this notice today:

The Winter Vegetable Sagra continues tomorrow with WINTER SQUASH WEEK.

Join us January 25-29 for the Zucca Party with online presentations and live...

212CFC94-FCEE-48FF-B16B-0B517662F6BD.jpeg I got mine from my buddy Rocco, Patrick’s peppers and jimmy pickle. They where recommended on the pepper freaks group via Facebook....