Hello Everyone. I have two questions 1. Are you looking forward to Spring so that you can plant a garden? 2.Do you think a garden is worth it? We had a great tomato patch a number of years ago. It was great having so many. I wound up with a terrific patchand ended up giving some away.

Got the gardening fever yet? You know, when you start staring out the window or walking around the back yard or garden, silently willing things to start turning green? When the seed catalogs stay on the table days on end and the seed stash is sorted and resorted... Not everyone does, I know, but I get...

It's kind of muddy out there, but that's all right. The ground is supposed to be muddy in the early spring and I have faith that it will be dried out enough to start planting a garden soon. Planting so soon? Where did this year go to?? It's already time to get the garden planned in more detail...

Another great source for fresh seeds is http://dollarseed.com/catalog/ They purchase their seeds from major seed suppliers in bulk, then repackage them in reseable ziplock packaging. Each year they start out with fresh seeds, and donate the leftovers to pantry growers to help feed the hungry. The best...

it was something i started after losing my job ,,,, i went back to basics ,,, ten years later its a big success , take time to view some of my photos ,, at www.hartsgroveproduce.com , i,ll answer your questions ,,, thanks kevin

Here in Central NY. Everything is poping at once. I canned 14 quarts of tomatoes today that I bought extra from our CSA. I need to ask what kind they were because they were large and very solid like roma tomatoes. My daughter made 9 quarts of sauce and canned that for her family. I do like making a meat...

Last night I had the honor, once again, to be interviewed on The Doctor Prepper Radio Show. Feel free to go take a listen at the following link: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/doctorprepper/2010/06/24/doctor-prepper-talk-show I've had this honor before and hope to have it again soon since the subject...

It's gardening time here in New England. I've looked into a few inexpensive garden solutions that I thought I'd share with Dollar Stretcher readers: Epsom Salt as fertilizer -- Use 2 tablespoons per container or plant and then water. This perked my plants right up, and is more natural and...

Horseradish is starting to bloom already! Rhubarb already tried. I have lettuce taking over the place... and beets that have been up for two weeks are no bigger than they were when they first popped up. Some things this year are so early it's scary, but others are growing very, very slowly. We had...

For those who haven't heard of it, Winter Sowing is about the greenest way (and by far the laziest!) to start your own transplants ahead of the season! I stumbled on the info last year this time, and tried it, hedging my bets by doing half under fluorescents as usual, and the other half "winter...