For cucumber seed ideas, I’m going to start out with my favorite which are smaller pickling cucumbers, then go to larger ones and then uniques. Top Ten List: Here are some smaller pickling cucumbers. They taste good fresh or pickled. 1) Homemade Pickles – I absolutely love this one! 2) National Pickling 3) Boston Pickling Next […]
I am growing French Grey Shallots for the first time this year. Features: 1) This variety can withstand heavy freezes. 2) Each French Grey Shallot bulb will produce between 6 and 12 shallots. I will let you know how many I get! 3) This shallot has a hard shell around a purple bulb. 4) French […]
While some vegetable companion charts show that pole beans (NOT bush beans and peas) are bad companions for beets, I think it is more important to talk about why beans and peas in general may not be good for beets.  If you recall, bean and pea plants take nitrogen from the air and give it […]
