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I had a similar experience with peas in 2020 @Blue-Jay . I planted peas in early May, a full month before the typical day for planting...

my method is to give orders (that others laugh at me is a whole different issue :) )... yesterday i finished going through some more...

Carrot Sowing Day! I got out my handy dandy carrot seed template and started flinging seeds. This spring I'm trying a new variety...

i might have a chance of getting outside for some dirt therapy today.

The way this weather has been this month of April. One day like summer the next day like winter again. We could be in for a tricky May...

Same. Too early and they just stall, later planted ones will often do better because they never got that interruption in growth.

I usually have them in the ground by now but we've had too much rain. I actually had the best luck with peas purely by accident. I...

What I think I observed was that waiting until the very last moment is the ideal pick time. They seemed to me much slower to mature...

70 new Comfrey plants in my “Bedouin hardening tent”.

I imagine if you thaw it out, make sure that it is totally dry, they label a small, snack sized (or smaller, if you have it,) ziplock...

best to leave it in the sealed container until after it reaches room temperature. that way the cold doesn't attract moisture and then...

Branching Out congrats on the great success on your sweet-peas sprouting so fast. And the peppers, tomatoes, lettuce, and zinnias. It’s...

Having started all of my tomatoes, peppers, lettuce, and zinnias in tiny cups of vermiculite I can attest that the roots go straight...

Followed our local garden guru Linda Gilkeson's advice and started Green Arrow peas on vermiculite. Very good root development, and...

Doing chores yesterday evening, I opened the doors to the shed to find two copperheads nestled on the alfalfa crumbs. Uhhh…., Nope! NOT...