Went to the Farmer's Market in Boise on Saturday. I had a lovely time:)

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I would like to do a vegetable garden this summer, harvest and store the vegetables...I'm hoping that I will be able to use them throughout the year.  Do any of you know of any sites that can offer my information as far as what I can store and how to do it, so that they will last that long ( Read more... )

Hello everyone! I'm growing a load of beans on the balcony of my tower block apartment. Sadly... I've got this scary blight on my yummy beans. Had one last year as well, on tomatoes - whatever can I do? I've chopped the leaves since taking these pics, but what if it comes back? Just chope them back until they die, or let the blight eat my yummy ( Read more... )

When food prices get really high, one very good way of offsetting family costs and insuring health is having a garden. Even seeds will start getting really expensive, so I have put together a list of the best seed sources in the US for everyone, plus a little info about them here.

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Keep a few orchids if you are that enamored of them, but in terms of flowers, I've always loved those that are really sturdy, and/or edible. So many herbs makes great decorative plants (chives have nice purple flowers excellent as garnishes), and there are actually many flowers out there that are pretty and edible.

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We're starting small. Just got some tomato plants going in the window sill. They're a little over an inch. Planning herbs next. What interests me, as a renter with limited space, is these hanging upside down tomato planters. Has anyone else had experience with them? We're hopeful that one of our sprouts will make it to being transplanted. What ( Read more... )

Surely this has GOT to become a big community. I need vegetable growing advice, and I need it constantly!! So gather here and tell me what to do. I am starting from hard Alabama mud. What do I plant first? Its already May!

And check out this fantastic article about gardening as a moral behavior and a virtue! Its great.

I'm busy digging up the backyard at my rented house, getting my seed order together for what I don't already have, realizing I can finally put down a mead because I won't be moving for a whole year, and wondering about making some cheese ( Read more... )