[AGreatPer]

"I live in the woods, so I don’t garden. I tried, and tried, but I just don’t get enough sun. Even my open space has tall trees around it, so I give up. That, and the deer (who are just rats with antlers) will even come up to my front porch and eat my hostas. They act like I have planted a salad bar just for them."

I haven't laughed that hard in quite awhile because you just described my place perfectly. In fact the tv dish company told me to forget it, keep your cable. LOL

I tried 3 big pot tomatoes last year with somewhat success until the oak leaves decided to stop the growth.
I am fortunate though since I live next to a farm, Stritesorchard.com, and they have all the good stuff available year round.

The most fun though is to go to the Amish Markets around here. They are a few miles away but worth it. My favoriate is, Rootsmarket.com. I go every Tuesday.

I figure by doing business with the locals I am accomplishing many good things.

[Grammy]

I agree with you about amish markets. They have really good produce and I didn’t have to grow it.

I have an organic farm that I have purchased from for a few years. They send out an email on Sunday night and tell you what is available. You order what you want and they deliver to central spots where we pick it up. It is wonderful to have produce that was just picked.