Thank you for the info :)

Are those just fine hairs or are they thorns/spikes?

Well yes, life is short, and who honestly knows how many more we get. Haha. 'smiling on the inside'. I like this. Haha. I'm a 'wear your heart on your face' kind of person now. P.S. my family even posts

Good to know that calendula can survive the frost. I've not tested it's cold hardiness. How cold has it survived for you? I have some and was considering planting it this fall but didn't because I only

Thanks Porters! :) We do use grow lights inside as well. They really do help. My problem with indoor plants is the watering situation. I often over or under water. The way I grow outside, I hardly ever

I grew up in NY, but LI, not upstate. It wasn't as cold. Still cold none the less. I left NY when I was 16 and have been down south ever since. I can 'tolerate' cold, and I can 'tolerate' heat but my sweet

We LOVE Vegetable Amaranth (aka Chinese Spinach). It does wonderful for us here in NC through our hot summer as well. We harvest the leaves for smoothies, salads, etc. and we even harvest extra to dry

Awesome! Thanks :)

I love holy basil. We bought the seeds in bulk to use as you would chia seeds. To top oatmeal, add to smoothies, etc. I would love to grow it here. I have to make time to see what type of growing conditions

I love this!! And I totally resonate with this. I don't get that comment or gesture so much anymore as I did a few years back but I think it is because in the areas we have lived, homeschooling has become

Wow! You and @Riverflows must have been on the same wave today. She posted something similar! I can appreciate and resonate with this. Especially the part where you talk about BEING trustWORTHY. Not just

You and I are a lot alike I'm finding. ;) Funny thing is though, as a child I was opposite. I was soooo shy. I would hide behind my mom or sister's leg. I would give people an evil eye if they talked to

Lotsa snow eh!? Wow. We do get a little snow some years but it is usually just an inch or two and doesn't last more then a day or two. We don't get very cold here...well not like WA. Cold enough for me

Thanks! And oh how I love Brussels but they take patience and sometimes I don't have that. Haha. I did plant some this year though. We'll see how it goes. It's a cold hardy variety.

I totally understand....and it can be cumbersome. Hopefully, you can get just a few up....even just 4 or 5, so that at least a few willows will get established. They are huge sponges, as you know, and

It was a LOT. Took us quite some time. But it will all be worth it when I have some delicious jellys to sell :)

Awesome! Thanks so much! :)

It was a lot. lol. When was your last frost date? How long is your growing season? Luffa takes off well if it has full sun and a good amount of even moisture. I used to grow it out of my greywater trench.

I can imagine that is a bit frustrating. I appreciate the fact you are seeking balance. Might I suggest maybe wrapping a bit of hardware cloth around a few of them? Maybe like every 5th or 6th tree you

Oh wow, awesome!! Thanks!! :)