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It was a fantastic mail day, so many seed parcels arrived! :D The devil's claw (martynia) seeds came in! That's been on a wish list...

I sort of wing it now that I’ve made it so many times (I do a lot of fermenting). I use a 2% brine, and ferment my peppers sliced into...

I have been throwing in a couple of those Thai peppers into my stir fries lately and started using Chinese mustard on my smoked salmon...

Well, I fell off the wagon. Big time. I said to myself 'no more tomato seeds'. I already have more than enough for 3 seasons even if...

A new bean I purchased, originally bought from a market in Malawi; it goes by the name 'Malawi Mix'. We'll see what's actually in the...

I'm going to guess that the seeds with flattened ends will repeat. You might have two slightly different strains of this bean. Rounded...

Rosso del Cadore from Veneto, Italy. One of the earliest pole beans I have ever had. I picked my first dry pods in late July/early...

HOORAY!! :woot Mine is coming up, too!!

A few early garlic cultivars were planted in a raised bed last November, to see if they will mature earlier than those in the ground. I...

Wow! I was just reflecting on @Zeedman 's post in @heirloomgal 's thread regarding pests and cabbage that might be grown for seed. My...

we do have squash bugs and SVBs, but i've not ever noticed a problem with cucumber beetles. for the other two i have gotten results by...

Yes, ag fleece can be effective at preventing squash vine borer (among other pests). But for squash & other members of the gourd family...

Tonight is the night to get the *Beans 2025* list done! :weee:weee:weee I have so many little packages around from the last months of...

Going through the peas tonight making up the grow out list. Oh oh oh going to be a GREAT legume growing year!!!!!!!!! :celebrate...

I have a similar conflict with regards to wineberries. On one hand, I know they are super invasive and create dense thickets of thorny...