Wow - that's a much wider spacing than I guessed. I may need to replant some tomorrow. For some reason, I thought they could be placed close together. Maybe that was onions. Well, this year is an experiment. Next year, I want to save good quality seed to share. mauirose - unfortunately, they are only purple on the outside. The inside is more yellow orange. bsntech - I had carrots over winter under shredded leaves, but I didn't try it with this variety this year. Glad to see more people seed-saving! Just FYI - carrots cross easily with Queen Ann's Lace and broccoli can be tricky. Do you have "Seed to Seed" by Suzanne Ashworth? Great book on seed saving! Bellatrix

Lysa39- I am so so so so sorry for not getting back to you sooner. Life just kind of got away from me. The seeds that you have that I am interested in: Herbs, spearmint, sweet basil, rosemary, Golden Rain Tree Paulownia Tomentosa-Princess tree Joshua tree Japanese maple- green upright cassia alata- candlestick bush tree coral tree new Zealand Christmas tree pacific fan palm tree seeds styrax japonica- snow bell tree What I have for trade: Fruit trees - I can get a variety of seeds together for you :) Veggies: Broccoli (early green) - commercial Carrots (sweet petite) - commercial Lettuce (iceburg) - commercial Peas (dwarf size plants) - commercial Cantaloupe (from store bought melon) Pumpkin (petite pampered) - store bought pumpkin Iris - Iris domestica / Belamcanda Chinensis Jap. Red maple tree - I planted about 50 seeds.....if they all/most sprout, i will have plenty to share :) Evergreen..... What varieties are you looking for? I have redwood seeds, blue spruce seeds, red fir seeds

Glenn is 100% correct, once a cantaloupe is severed from its vine it has all the sugar it will ever have. However, you may very well be surprised and find that your cantaloupes are riper than you think they are, especially if they are football sized. Keep in mind that most commercial growers, especially in central America, pick their cantaloupes much earlier than you or I would-usually when they are completely green on the outside with no sign of the yellowing we like to see in our garden raised melons. And while your melons won't get any sweeter, they will soften up a little which makes them taste a little more ripe. Of course, there is a fine line between them softening and them starting to rot. I am sorry for your bad luck and I know it hurts to baby them all summer and loose them near the end, but it could be worse! I accidently got round-up (via wind drift) on a section of my patch and killed vines holding about 20 cantaloupe which were also late in their growth stage! A few of them surprised me by ending up being ripe enough to eat, so maybe you'll be as lucky.

Hello, I am very new to growing from seed. I live in the Boston area. I have a deck and every summer, I love to fill it with Gerbera daisies. They are hands-down my favorite flower. Sadly, they are also very expensive to buy. For this reason, I want to begin growing them from seed. My understanding is that growing these daisies is difficult. I have two questions: 1. This summer I had a gorgeous Gerbera daisy plant. Even though the temp has been in the 40's here, it's still growing. I would like to bring it inside and collect the seeds (to grow this winter/early spring). Can anyone help me understand how to do this? 2. What makes growing Gerberas from seed, so difficult? Any tips? I feel like "nothing ventured-nothing gained" but I would love some guidance. Thank you so much!