I planted collard seed I found in an old freezer at our old barn (still running) that were dated 1983, so almost 40 years old when I planted them in 2020. It was seed my grandfather had kept harvesting through the years, old cabbage collards. My grandmother said he had gotten the original plants in the late 40s early 50s.
Last year. The bulk "potting/raised bed" mix I bought, needs about a year to compost and break down. Stuff didn't want to grow in it the first year.
I canned 160 qts of green beans 2022. Last year we just ate them out of the garden and didn’t put any up. People shoot deer to eat “all year”, I literally can eat vegetables all year from my garden.
How did you germinate the seeds?
Amazon. Guioiby brand. You’re supposed to be able to squeeze the bottoms and remove the plants without disturbing or destroying the roots. They should also be reusable if you clean them well.
Put the seeds in a moist paper towel in a sealed zip lock bag and placed it on top of the refrigerator, where is stays a little warmer than the house. Checked them after 6 days and this is how many sprouted.
The sweet peas. I usually just pick the first go round then disc them under. I’m playing on about 3 acres so I don’t have to plant where they are. I’m usually finished planting everything by early April at the latest. Then in July I’ll start my collards cabbage and broccoli for the winter
We have a good food bank that is very active and they’ve actually come out to the garden before and picked/dug stuff to hand outI know the feeling
Most years I grow more than we can eat or give away
It's amazing how hard it is to give away food
