HiDelight: I really don't use recipes much. WIth okra I just do it two basic ways. Smother it down in a little olive oil, salt and pepper, any spices you want and some peeled tomatoes until the slime ( I hate to use that word, but you know what I mean) goes away and eat it like that. For...
Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds has a beautiful catalog. Go to www.rareseeds.com.
Also Bountiful Gardens at www.bountifulgardens.org
Southern Exposure Seed Excange (Google it)
and just Google HEIRLOOM SEEDS.
Are you sure you are planting the right kind of beet seed? There are some beets grown only for the greens. Not very likely that you have those, but always possible.
Very nice kale! They are one of the most healthful things we can grow in the garden. Like earlier posts said, harvest the outer leaves and they will just keep on producing. I have found they can be harvested rather severely and will keep on going. Here, though, we can only grow them in the...
DrakeMaiden, I just use the 2" block. I have the smaller one which is designed to germinate the seeds and then to put them in the larger block, but that seemed to be too much trouble, when they do just as well being started in the 2" block. So the 2" is all I use. As previously noted, you...
BOSS=black oil sunflower seed. Those are the small black ones you find in wild bird food mixes. Also can be bought separately. I feed them to my chickens to brighten up their feathers and overall health.