I wish I had better ideas. We haven't liked anything made with the frozen zucchini. Our savings have been from eating so much of it in season. So far, our garden is geared toward feeding us through the summer rather than storing food for winter. We have just a little frozen. And a little more...
That part about not buying any more (with a few exceptions) - didn't last long.
In sorting out the companion planting details, I found more flowers to add.
My plants need pets. 🙄
A dish of water with very low sloped sides or with stones in it so they can get to the water without getting their wings wet is good for the bees.
Yes, marigolds are good for them if they are the single blossomed kind. Planting single blossomed varieties of other flowers is helpful also. I like...
I just placed my order...
Sioux tomatoes
DiCiccio broccoli
White Sweet Spanish Onions
Long Island Improved Brussels Sprouts
Hamburg Rooted Parsley
Dukat Dill
Ping Tung Long Eggplant
Hm, I never noticed Brussels Sprouts have an s on the end of Brussel.
Everything other than this order will be...
Uh oh, the sweethearts are what we call them because I couldn't remember its real name. I think it isn't available commercially either. Sorry. The others are, or at least they all were last year.
Something else is going on besides their age. I remember my Grandpas' orchards, including helping plant new orchards several different years and picking the young trees until they were big enough to shake. It does take years for them to have blossoms and more years for them to have very many...