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@markansas We used to make picalilli from those and the last of the other things in the garden. Tangy veggies all winter.

@Nelladell when i found my place i will live in till i die place. i started helping the older people around here and they taught me gardening . i planted a apple tree a raspberry bush. there was already a cherry and mulberry tree in the back yard. and now do gardening. its kinda nice to see it grow and thrive. i have walking onions that come up each year and someone is giving me rhubarb to add in. now i need to learn to can. maybe chickens also. still thinking on that . price of eggs vs price of feed and care. its a thing of love. oh and zucchini squash did well last year also.

@markansas I came to think that you shouldn't plant a single zucchini unless you had a lot of folks around who like it. I does make good dill pickles, though.

I will admit to a bad bit of snobbery. For too long a time I could not think of anything as gardening unless it was done in a space with a long fence around it and was plowed every spring with a tractor or team of horses. Now I am content to grow stuff in planters, though it has never seemed to do as well.

@Nelladell there are a few i share with and them with me. i like it diced and fried . and about 6 inches long. none goes to waste. i am pulling the tubs out now and getting the soil soft by turning it and will add in some potting soil and get my plants started in the house till frost is over. it will feed me for the summer. cuts down cost. and gheesh the price of vegs in the store it outrageous . cost goes up and my retirement check does not. grin. all is well the house is paid off. and needs work its a good life.
also putting in solar and a wind generator . kinda a hobby fixing this place up. you should try 5 gallon pails for you planters and drilling holes in the bottem and sides fill up with potting soil and you will be good to go . they need root space. those you see there are called lick tubs. from animal feed.

i put in half potting soil and half dirt. works well and this year i will leave the soil in and just do miracle gro and see if that works. however you need drainage so drilling the holes on the bottom sides is needed

@markansas Thanks for the kind reply. Cheers.