Kelli, Not lame questions at all! You will have a great garden, using your experience from Canada, and learning about a zone 6 garden. Plants to start indoors (and for your area, now is good); peppers, eggplant, tomatoes, broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. Direct seed spinach, lettuce, all root crops, cucumbers (although some folks start these indoors and transplant, but I find that the transplant shock sets them back and they do no better than the direct seeded cukes), melons and squash, corn, and beans. Did I miss anything? Spaghetti squash is a great fun veggie--we have had it in our garden and it does well. However, it does NOT freeze well! Sad experience with that . . . . If you have an agricultural extension office in your county, the agent will have a list of recommended varieties for your area, and probably also a recommended planting date. Good luck with your garden!

for whatever its worth... i am a novice gardener. bought a good sized (10-12 inches tall of plant) organic basil plant from whole foods at some point last fall or winter. big enough to cost seventeen bucks. i have treated it horribly. underwatering...i am truly surprised it is still alive. it in fact has tried to flower. now it is leggy as all get out, and rather unattractive, but by golly it produces enough leaves to use a lot in at least one recipe per week, or a lil in 4-5 salads per week. fish fert. all og. i dont even clean the leaves sometimes. i did let it sit in a rusty pan sometimes, but i do not rec this, im sure i ate some sort of lead or something prolly. i live in an old house that has a window jutting out. it likes that place. water it from the bottom. get it a bigger pot. dont expect much. see what happens. maybe start w a bigger plant imo. have fun =) good fert, water right...i see no reason you wont get something to harvest. now a good tip would be to always taste the basil/herbs at the store BEFORE you buy. omg some of them are just awful lol

i would mock you mercilessly on the drain pipe protection ... but for the fact.. that when i planted my 6 foot bare root oaks ... my drain pipes were FOUR FEET ... lol ... when i did that.. i was planning for 3 feet of snow ... PBucket is giving me a pain in the rectum... but check out the first link at the link ... ITS MINE ... with my invasive dwarf .... he's 12 now.. and definitely NOT THAT CHARMING ... the eight pic is also my pic ken Here is a link that might be useful: link

Hi! From my point of view I feel you deserve a second chance!I think that it takes alot of character to publicly admit that you made some mistakes,and try to make them right! :) You could have easily disappeared and blew this off,but I see it means alot to you,enough that you are willing to change the way you do things! I dont think you classify as a 'scammer',I do believe those people take what they can get and are not worried about what people are saying!I do believe that the people that are out plants deserve some redemption though and I bet if you make it right with those guys,they will forgive you!:)As far as those who make fun of you because you participate in one of the best hobbies in the world,brush it off! Remember they probably have some insecurity that leads them to take it out on others,feel sorry for them because they lack the character that you are developing!People who put others down for fun are very sad people inside and dont let them discourage you!Gardening is a wonderful hobby,that really soothes the soul and makes the world a better place! I for one am proud of you to have started at such a young age and that this is your outlet instead of some of the destructive things your peers are involved in! Keep your chin up and all you can do here is try your best to redeem yourself!Check my list and if you would like to trade with me,I only do seeds,I would be glad to help you build your reputation into a respectable trader!Take Care!~Angie:)