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Hi everyone,

I have Bocking 14 comfrey and love it. Unfortunately, I planted my first plant right beside my septic system 3 years ago (rookie mistake) and have learned this is very bad because it’s taproot can invade the tanks. I now need to remove it. I am guessing I won’t get to the bottom of it (haha) right away . . . Any suggestions on how to dig the root out properly?

I’ve been working on this for a few years. Ears are all spiraled like this, and of tha same lavender with blue. It’s not at all practical corn, but I like it.

The deer in our area have tested positive for chronic wasting disease and while I understand that there isn’t a clear answer on if it poses a risk to people at this point, is it safe to eat herbs and veg that infected deer might have foraged on? I’m trying to decide if I should just focus on indoor growing.

Hello!! I would like to propogate and establish/strengthen a natural population of cloudberries in my area in the united states. I’m in ecozone 4b, and the population I found is around a swamp, obviously it is winter now and too late, but I would love to do this for the next season. I currently have no clue how these plants work, so any information would be helpful! Really what I’m looking for most though, is a place to get seeds and any advice about monitoring their growth. Thank you all!

Zone 5b. My back property line is lined with oak & black walnut trees and completely shaded. Neighbors backyard looks like a hoarder junk yard. Purpose of his would be to provide privacy and coverage of looking at it. I do not want to remove the trees, and fencing would not work due to the spacing/location of the trees and slight slope from end to end. My original idea was to put arborvitae’s between the trees. Or is there a vine plant that would work?

Found this idea shown on a video tour and made a sketch from what I could glean. I’m skeptical about the safety of the grey water hydroponic system. Would bio soap (what type?) sand and mussel shells really filter effectively? Wouldn’t the hydroponic vegetables be tainted by human waste? Would this design work as-is?

We produce roughly half of the calories our family eats and corn makes up a good portion of that. But, our yields are always on the low end. I swore off synthetic fertilizer and use rabbit, chicken, pig, and sheep manure. Some of it is composted, most is not. I’m sitting here wondering if it would be worth it to use vermicomposting on the manure. Would that likely be better than straight manure, or would it just be extra work? The above photo is a few of the corns from my breeding projects.