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Ciao James- Oh I'm sure it's a great relief to have those parcels out the door and out of your hands eh? It's a lot of work putting together parcels like that and you did 2 at once, so bless you for that! Have an excellent weekend and reward yourself. Maybe watch the Leafs lose to the...

If I put in a mountain of stamps, can I be directly AFTER Smokemaster?

Ciao Josh- I do successive planting with peas because our family loves a large supply of them. I always gamble with the first sowing in mid-April, as we can get snow still. The worst environmental damage I've seen is hail, however. I'm going to rig up some sort of row cover when they emerge...

Ciao Matt- It's natural to start getting the itch to grow all sorts of things about this time of year. For future, if you want to start really early tomatoes, try growing varieties with Dwarf or Micro or Tiny in the name. Most dwarfs are cherries, although you will find a few larger-fruited...

Ciao gvittman- I would love it if I could get my pumpkins to that size. I was pretty happy to have found Musquee de Province at a farmers market. I like curried pumpkin soups. I haven't tried them with hot chilies in them yet, but that's certainly an idea. The Sicilian squash you're...

Ciao Vladen- I, too, have many tomato seeds for trade. Have a look at my list and let me know if you see anything you would like there. I'm interested in your Yellow Romano Bean if it's a pole-type flat pod and also your Prosperosa Eggplant. I've wanted to grow that one to see how it...

Ciao Derek- Wow, I certainly applaud you for trying to grow huge things in our short summers. I go to the Royal Agricultural Fair every year so I know it's possible. Personally, I've never been able to get my pumpkins or winter squashes to even reach market size. I talked to the guy with the...

Ciao all- Have any of you tried this with the inevitable mountain of peppers you all have in the freezer? I'm wondering if this recipe would be a good use for them.

Ciao Grant- Duane just put his grow list together (after some admittedly female nagging). He's just about set, but he's still hoping to get his hands on some Peach Habanero and Yellow Manzano seeds. If you have seeds for that oddball Lanceolatum, that would be a fun little experiment. I've...

Ciao Tom- It could very well be an environmental cause, especially since you're now seeing the plum shape. I've seen this with my pastes, sometimes getting fat or even round ones to start out and then once the weather settles, they show the more 'true' traits. If you're saving seeds, do so...

Ciao Derek- Thanks much, you're the bestest! I have NO idea what Duane wants to do with the Peter peppers. Probably boy houmour at work there.

Ciao all- I've put together my trade list for this year. These are the varieties of tomatoes I'll be offering for 2010: Tomatoes 2009 Marianna's Peace Gezahnthe Aunt Ruby's German Cherry Moonglow Bali Cherokee Chocolate Tomatoes 2008 Uncle Charlie's Giant Italian Pear Manitoba...

Ciao all- Ornamentals are not going to give you the same flavour you get with your main crop peppers, that's certain..but..they do have a place in my kitchen for spicing up and prettying up jars of pickles. I've used all of them with good results, some are hotter than others, just like all of...

Ciao PepperFreak- Genovese is arguably the best for pesto, sort of the gold standard in Italian gardens. There's also Napolitano which is used primarily fresh for Insalata Caprese and in Minestrone. Both are very large-leafed with the nod to Napolitano as a bit larger, some leaves are as...

Good gracious, Patrick, that's an impressive list! How many plants do you grow per year in order to grow all those out before they're no longer viable? :shocked:

Ciao Derek- I make a lot of Sicilian Caponata, a condiment my family is known for. The recipe calls for cubing the eggplant, so I can use any size or shape for that. I also make Fritti, a breaded appetizer with both eggplant and zucchini sauted in olive oil until golden. For that, I like to...

Ciao all- After a few years of growing White Bullet Habaneros, Duane would really like to grow a larger-fruited one primarily for drying and making powders. If any of you have a strain of White Habanero that gets to "regular" habanero size, between 1.5-2", I'd be very interested in trading...

Ciao Texan- Absolutely. I've grown them along a fence and also along the wall of the house. The main thing is they need support, so be sure whatever staking situation you've got going is sturdy.

Ciao Houstonish Texan- Tomatillos are fast growers. You could probably get away with sowing the seeds directly, but up here in Canuckistan, I always start them about 2 weeks after I start the tomatoes. The seedlings are friable, nowhere near as sturdy as tomatoes and they need some babying...

Ciao Derek- My favourites are: Rosa Bianca-this one is roundish mauve with white and is Sicilian, but has very few seeds. It's got a mushroomy texture and becomes very creamy when sauted or grilled. Use a fish spatula when grilling because it's so tender, it tries to fall apart. It has a...