Thanks Don for starting this great tread. I am in Iowa and when I was young my parents had a large garden. I can remember helping my mom and dad snap green beans and take the peas out of the pods. I started my own first garden when I got married and have been growing vegetables ever since. I am getting more into flowers now but will always grow peas, green beans, tomatoes, peppers and so on. This year for the first time I planted eggplant and it did great. I do some canning and some freezing. I gave away a lot of my vegetables this year to the older people who belong to the Eagle's Club where we are members. By the way. I am 65 and can't do things as easily as I once could. I love being outside in my yard, garden, and flower beds.
