Hello- I also have several trades of squashes, & helianthus. I'd love your artemesia, castor bean impala & purple, & echinicea deep purple. Email me at kathysuleski@yahoo.com . Thanks! Kathy S kasha77

I have a variety of Basil seeds I would like to trade for your. I have Purple Basil, Lemon and Lime basil mix, and sweet basil. I can send you some of each for about 5 of your banana pepper seeds. Let me know!

"Hilling" is just building up a 6-10" high hill that is 8-10" in diameter in the center and planting the seeds spaced evenly around the top of the hill. Plant 5-6 seeds and then thin to the best 2-3 plants. Most all squash varieties are planted in hills for several reasons - lets the soil drain faster since they don't like wet feet, lets the plants drape down the slope of the hill while still supported to avoid stem breakage (otherwise they tend to lean over from the weight and can break), and it gives you loose soil to bury any breaks or SVB punctures so the plant can keep going. As to # of plants - it is root mass that is the issue. 1 in a 5 gal. does ok with lots of extra feed and water care but produces only a few. 1 in 10 gallons does great but needs some hand pollination for good production. In 20 gallons you can easily put 2 and and maybe 3. They produce well and help support each other and you get much better natural insect pollination. You can always remove 1 of them if it gets over crowded. I routinely grow 3 in my cut in 1/2 40gal plastic barrel planters. Dave

Hi! I have parsnips, zucchini, and several varieties of drying beans. I'd be happy to do a trade if you are interested. Janet