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Mavis’ Favorite Things Giveaway – Day 1

By Mavis Butterfield on -

Hello and Happy Wednesday! 

As a way of giving back and thanking you for showing up here on this crazy little blog of mine, whether it’s everyday or every week or just when you need to pop by for a recipe, I thought it would be fun to give away 6 unique gifts this holiday season that have brought us a bit of happiness over the past year.

Some of the giveaways will be locally made products we’ve discovered since moving to New England, some will be handmade, and few will be something I discovered long ago but still find myself using year after year {like today’s giveaway}. 

These 6 giveaways are my way of saying thank you. I love getting up everyday to write this blog! So thank you for being a part of this blog, and for being here to keep the conversation going. 

This giveaway is now closed.

Mavis’ Favorite Things Giveaway – Day  – 1 Hand-forged Garden Tool Gift Set by Fisher Blacksmithing in Bozeman, Montana

I first discovered Tuli Fisher and his insanely beautiful garden tools at the Northwest Flower and Garden Show in Seattle back in 2014. I remember weaving my way down the aisles of all the wonderful vendor booths and then stopping in my tracks when I spied his tools. I simply had never seen a garden tool as beautiful as the ones he had on display, and picked one up immediately to see how it felt in my hand.

I went home that day with one of his Garden Rakes and when my husband came home that night I showed it to him and even he was impressed with not only the quality of the garden rake, but also agreeing it was worth every penny I had spent on it.

“Each tool is individually built using traditional blacksmithing techniques. Steel is heated to a red glow in the forge and then shaped over the anvil with a hammer. All joinery is done using solid steel rivets. And, each tool is set into its own hand turned handle creating a long-lasting garden tool with no welds. Black Walnut is used for handles. The tight grain of this strong hardwood makes it very durable. Best of all, it just feels good in your hand.”

6 years later… and with a few more of Tuli’s tools in my garden tote, I am still convinced he makes the best garden hand tools on the planet.  😉 Genuine quality products handmade by real humans… How cool is that?

All you have to do to enter this giveaway is leave a comment below and let me know what your favorite thing to grow in your garden is.  We want to know. 🙂

Rules

Comment must be left on the blog to count as an entry. 1 entry per person/ip address. If you cheat, you will totally be disqualified. This giveaway is open to anyone on the planet earth.

This giveaway ends Monday, December 14th, 2020 @8 pm EST and all the winners of the Mavis’s Favorite Things Giveaway Series will be announced on December 15th, 2020. Winners will be notified via email and have 24 hours to claim their prize. If the prize is not claimed within 24 hours, the prize will be forfeited.

Good Luck! I hope you win!

♥ Mavis

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Comments

    • Bonnie Schmidt says

      Herbs seem to be all that I can accomplish here in Florida, but I do a lot of flower planting in and out of containers. The tools are lovely.

  4. Leesa Joiner says

    I love growing heirloom tomatoes, and save seeds from one year to the next. That would have been my answer – but my 5 year old grandson loves growing peas, and eating them right out of the garden, so my answer is now PEAS! Nothing more heartwarming than having an enthusiastic gardening buddy!

    • Amy B says

      Aww, my 3 year old loves eating peas and green beans straight out of the garden too! It’s so fun when they can hunt for the pods

  5. Tracy says

    It is hard to pick just one thing, but I love to grow basil. To me that is the scent of summer, smelling the scent of basil in the summer sun.

  8. Dorene Catella says

    I love growing everything, but I guess I would say different kinds of tomatoes…love them all!

  13. Beth Barrier says

    I grow tons of tomatoes for salsa…which I love, but I think the best thing I grow for my family that they all love to eat is green beans!!

  14. Renee says

    I love to grow spaghetti squash, sweet potatoes (I Love their Flowers), and herbs especially parsley for my indoor Bun. Gardening for me is a stress reliever and I could spend hours just being in my garden.

  15. Carley says

    Tomatoes! This year I also tried strawberries and potatoes though, and I want to get some blackberries for the yard eventually.

  19. Marissa says

    My favorite thing I grew last year was potatoes. This was a fun year of growing new things so was hard to pick just one!

  22. Kathy G says

    As a Jersey girl, I have to say tomatoes. The smell upon picking is intoxicating to me. There is not much better in the world than a BLT with fresh picked tomatoes. Herbs are my second favorite. Love lemon verbena.

  24. Carol says

    Garlic is my favorite staple to plant. However, I feed my dogs vegetables for snacks instead of processed snacks. One of my dogs loved sugar snap peas so I planted him his own bed of peas. We lost him last year, but for years he sure knew when the peas were planted and would wait at gate, when we let him in he would run over to his patch and wait. If you took too long…he would help himself! Planted them this year and named the patch after him.

  25. Carrie Duron says

    Wow what beautiful craftsmanship! I really love growing potatoes. It’s like a treasure hunt when its time to harvest!

  26. Julia A. says

    I love all the different varieties of tomatoes we can grow. Tomatoes are my favorite with all the different dishes you can make with them.

    • Wendy Good says

      I love growing heirloom tomatoes, there’s so many varieties that are fun to try. I also love growing lettuce many varieties of lettuce.

  28. Caprice Lawrence says

    I love to grow everything. I remember gardening with my grandmother and mom. This coming year I’m going to try planting plants that I can use to dye wool with using natural colors!

  30. Shari says

    My favorite is Bright Lights Chard. It grows all year here, is pretty enough to tuck in any empty spot in any bed, and it’s DELICIOUS!

  31. Gina says

    I love to grow tomatoes. There is nothing like a fresh right out of the garden tomato sandwich!

    • Anissa Telle says

      Try Cherokee Purple tomatoes. Mavis introduced me to this variety about 5 or more years ago. They are amazing for eating fresh. Definitely my favorite thing to grow!

  32. Tracey says

    Haha… my first thought was tomatoes and it appears most agree. 🙂 I also love my columbine, hydrangeas and zinnias.

  33. Glenna Emel says

    I love to grow snow peas. They never make it in the house, lol. I try really hard but they call to me and I end up eating them while standing in the garden. Yummy!!

  34. holly v says

    My favorite things to grow are cucumbers and zucchini. Cucumber for my 7 year old daughter and zucchini because the neighbor likes to grill it.

  36. Deborah R says

    Those tools are sooo beautiful. Picking one favorite is hard, but will say strawberries because the grandkids love them and their “MiMi jam” made from them.

  37. Colleen Steel says

    Love to grow green beans…I plant them throughout the summer to always have a fresh supply of beans to eat. In the non-edible category a new favorite to grow is dahlias. We had fifty plants this summer and always had fresh blooms to use and also share with family and friends :). Thanks for the giveaway!

  38. Cindi says

    My favorite thing to grow is something I know you don’t care for, and that’s chard — Rainbow chard is such a beautiful plant and it actually grows well in my harsh climate, plus we like to eat it, so it’s a win all the way around.

  39. Leah says

    I enjoy growing many things in my garden but this year’s highlight was starting about 50 sweet potato slips all from one sweet potato. They just kept coming!

  42. Deanna L Allen says

    Thanks for all the great info/ideas you share!! I love to plant corn. Eating fresh picked corn on the cob is absolute heaven for me. Green beans and Roma tomatoes run a close 2nd

    • Jennifer says

      Thank you so much for doing this again!
      I love to garden, soo it’s hard to choose. For flowers, I love my crenums and for food, I love my herbs and peppers. I always have such good luck with those where I live. Potatoes, tomatoes, and watermelons are such fun, too, though!

  46. Meg says

    My favorite are the flowers for cutting. I know I should pick something I eat, bit them dang flowers are the best.

  49. Sue says

    Lavender. The scent is amazing, and you can use this wonderful herb so many ways. Bonus that my grand puppy loved smelling lavenders. It’s her memorial plant.

  52. Jennifer Jacobson says

    Tomatoes! Specifically because they are so easy to grow – in a little garden patch, in a container on the back porch, or even in a pot in a sunroom.

  53. Betty Bennett says

    Like everyone else, I love to grow tomatoes, but my favorite is garlic, as much as I have space for. Touch wood, I have never had a poor crop, and I grow a bit more each year.

  55. Chris says

    As a cranberry grower—cranberries (Maine cranberries)!
    I love growing potatoes and excited that i just planted my first garlic bed! (those with some kale will be making some delicious Portuguese kale soup)

  56. Glenda Sessions says

    We love to grow all veggies but our favorite is broccoli….it just so pretty! Close second would be Cherokee purple tomatoes!!

  57. Lillian Barnhart says

    I love growing ghost peppers, it makes me happy to see my husband make blazing creations with them.

  58. Maria says

    My favorite thing to grow to eat is sugar snap peas. My favorite thing to grow to look at is sunflowers.

  59. Deb K says

    Garlic is my favorite thing to grow…easy and so dependable…but then you gotta have tomatoes and basil to go with it…then blueberries or strawberries for dessert! Thank you for the giveaway!

  62. Nancy says

    My favorite thing to grow is bulb flowers. They are like old friends that return for a visit. In the early spring, I love walking through the yard and peering into the beds to see them poking through the soil.

  63. Linda says

    I would think of your beautiful gardens, and all your gardening encouragement, whenever I used those beautiful tools.

  67. Jennifer says

    We love growing strawberries! Tomatoes are a close second, but it is so exciting to see the strawberries naturally spreading and giving us a bigger harvest each year.

  71. Belinda Potts says

    There are so many beautiful flowers, herbs and vegetables to grow it is hard to choose. Zinnias, herbs and okra.

  73. Kim says

    Those tools…………..there are no words………………drool……………..coveting is a sin, right?

    I am choosing something that has especially delighted me this year. I have wanted to grow colored sweet peppers and never, never had any success for years and years. Well, this year I gave it another try. Planted them in April, did pretty much NOTHING! But, wait, in later October and all through November, they have been PROLIFIC!!!!!!! Here is TX we just had our first freeze Sunday night, so my dear farmer/hubby went out to strip the 6 plants. WOWZWER!!!! So. many. peppers. Those miniature ones.
    I am a fickle gardening girl. Right now, I am in love with my pepper harvest!!!

  74. Charla Stankiewicz says

    My favorite thing to grow is pickling cucumbers. My whole family gets involved with canning our yummy pickles to enjoy throughout the year.

  76. Mrs. C. says

    Tomatoes, without a doubt. Every year I tell myself I’m going to be sensible and cut back on the number I grow. Three years ago, 30 plants turned into 150 (I kid you not). This year, I told my HH that I was going to do only ten, and I ended up with 50. Or was it 70? Heh, heh.

    • Traci says

      I don’t have a favorite thing in the garden yet, because I still haven’t had much success at any of it! We tend to kill more than we get to enjoy, but I keep trying though. I will get it down one day!!

  79. joanne s says

    omg these are gorgeous! my favorite garden item is definitely tomatoes! so much better than the ones from the grocery store with no flavor.

  81. Gayle Morgan says

    I’m not sure I’ve ever gotten excited about garden tools before but I am now..just beautiful..we love our vegetable garden but my favorite is growing camellias. They make me smile.

  83. Mandy says

    Raspberries. Being able to go outside and see the little red berries playing peakaboo, and then just pop them into my mouth, is one of my favorite parts of summer.

    • Michelle Stahnke says

      Pass me the smelling salts, please, because l’m swooning over those garden tools! What works of art. My favorite thing to grow is heirloom tomatoes. There is nothing better than a fresh tomato and cucumber salad from the garden!

  89. Lori Ann says

    definitely beans. I’m not a bean fan unless they come from my garden. And it’s the plant that keeps on giving — picking over and over again through the season.

  90. Casey R. says

    Just one? You can’t be serious… uuummmmm….. I love gardening in every form, but if I have to pick one thing, I’m going to go with my begonias. I love begonias, nay, I live for begonias!!! Any plant you can imagine has a begonia look alike. They can be grown inside, outside, poolside, bedside, indoors, outdoors, on doors… if you aren’t familiar with them, I highly recommend you discover the old time grandma favorite. Begonias!

  92. Brianna says

    Chives. They stay bright green, look good, smell good, and the purple flowers add a depth of color. Plus the wild animals do not eat them.

  93. Julie says

    Favorite garden item to tend to is the volunteer veggies from the previous year – tomatoes, tomatillos, squashes, kale, chard, etc And also the volunteer Christmas trees. We let the unexpected fir seedlings grow wherever they pop up and a couple of years later, we’ve got our Christmas tree!

  94. Christina says

    I love to grow pole beans. They germinate quickly, require little work and produce until frost.

  95. Melissa says

    Any vegetable or fruit that I can harvest is a winner. Between the dog and the deer, not much is left for me. And I love my herbs. We decorate our rosemary bush for Christmas.

  97. Luisa O'Toole says

    What beautiful tools. We are about to move to a new place where I get a clean slate to plant whatever I want! It will be tomatoes, lettuce, and hydrangeas.

  99. Laura Reinhart says

    My favorite is basil. I grow in large containers and I can run my fingers through the leaves as the plant grows and get that wondferful basil smell on my fingers.

  100. Anita says

    Such beautiful tools!
    I love growing different kinds of lettuces, green beans, different types of squash and spinach. Heirloom tomatos are another favorite!

  101. Nancy says

    I love to grow garlic since it is so great for cooking and sharing with the neighbors. Also, I enjoy growing carrots for my dog’s treat and the family’s veggie.

  102. Kristi says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is berries. My berry garden consists of blueberries,raspberries, strawberries, and lingonberries. Love those tools!

  104. tina hintz says

    I love to grow peas, my grandbabies love to pick and eat them straight from the garden. Give Lucy a snuggle, love seeing her pictures.

  105. Sandi Fleury says

    These are awesome tools!! Everything I grow is a FAV! Tomatoes, potatoes, kale, lettuce, Swiss chard, broccoli, beans, peas… ❤❤❤ Thanks!!

  109. Christie says

    Pumpkins are the most rewarding things to grow. They are a challenge given the squash bugs and vine borers we get but it’s worth it to grow unique varieties that I can’t find locally.

  113. Jody says

    Coco beans – they are a drying bean that matures early enough that we can harvest them before the autumn rains start.

  116. Jody says

    Those tools are works of art! It’s a tossup between tomatoes and basil. Love them both and together they make some of my favorite dishes!

  120. Susan H. says

    This is timely… I broke my trowel this autumn, planting bulbs in clay soil! My faves to grow are interesting types of tomatoes. 🙂

  121. Meg C says

    I really enjoy growing vegetables but my husband is way better at that than I am …. What I really love to grow are dahlias!!! They are so beautiful, diverse, and persistent! ❤️ Dahlias are my favorite thing to grow! ❤️

  122. Marlena says

    Salad greens!! I grow many varieties kale, lettuce, mache, arugula and spinach all year around in Zone 7a.
    Thanks!!

  123. Laurel Smith says

    I always have to grow marigolds with my veggies. Not only do they help with pests I just love how cheery they make my rows!

  127. Debra McCrary says

    I love to grow Peggy Martin Roses. They are a vining pink button rose native to Louisiana. They make a mountain of vines that you can wind all around your porch and in the spring your house looks like an English country cottage!

  128. Chela Howard says

    Raspberries are my favorite with strawberries a close second. If only we could keep the deer away from the new growth. They have slowly decimated my raspberry patch the last few years. Sunflowers are always a winner too!

  129. Janet says

    I have always loved the home-grown tomato and that is the main reason I grow vegetables but the faithfully productive zinnia is moving higher on my list.

  135. Angelena HEMPEL says

    I love to grow sweet onions because I use them in so many ways through the year. My raised beds get a little bigger each Year! You inspired me years ago to start on this path. Thank you and Merry Christmas!

    • Lois says

      I love growing tomatoes. I guess I’m just like everybody else you just can’t beat a fresh tomato. I am 78 years old and live in North Carolina

  136. Marja says

    Tomatoes. I just never know how they are going to turn out. And the past few years they have totally taken over my garden which is amazing every time.l

  138. Anne G. says

    I love to grow tomatoes and string beans in summer. Broccoli, kale and Brussel sprouts in winter.
    Its fun to just try new things!!

  139. Nancy says

    Rhubarb! It’s one of the first things to poke up from the snow in early spring, and it brings me (and friends) great joy in the form of cobbler and pie and muffins all summer.

  141. Pauline in Upstate NY says

    Oh, Mavis, how can you ask us such hard questions?? which is my favorite child of the soil??? Well those one-pound beefsteak tomatoes dripping out of the sides of a BLT come to mind, but wait! Those little San Marzano flavor bombs… And who could ignore the buried treasure mystery of the potato patch? And the butternuts that swell and SWELL with promise and wander over to visit with their neighbors? Got anything easier??? I suppose what I really love is sitting out there in the soil, just feeling the sun on my face after a long upstate NY winter and thinking,”This. This is good stuff…”

  144. Virginia says

    I’ve only grown herbs in containers, but am forging ahead with my first official veggie garden in 2021 inspired by you, Mavis! I’m looking forward to tomatoes and squash, amongst other goodies.

  148. Jamie Petroskey says

    Hand rake is the most gratifying to me, pulling weeds to have a nice clean area to garden, pulling out plants by the roots and freshening the soil after a few weeks of neglect!

  151. Trudy Judkins says

    The garden tools are beautiful. I hope I win. My grandpa had blacksmith supplies and did lots of repairs around his farm. My dad also dabbled in blacksmithing! My favorite thing to grow in my vegetable garden is zinnias.

  154. Paula says

    I love to grow basil. There’s nothing like homegrown basil, whether fresh for pesto or dried for soups.

  155. Lynn says

    I grew snap peas for the first time this year, had an abundance & ate them right off the plant!

  156. Cindy Bowman says

    My favorite vegetable to grow is green beans. I have saved the seeds each year that my dad gave me when I started my first garden. They are still the best green beans I have ever tasted. I wait eagerly every year to pick that first batch, besides the wonderful taste, the memory of my dad and I gardening together is right there with each bite.

  158. Natasha says

    Its so hard to pick one thing. My Sunflowers bring me so much joy but are super tricky to grow in our 2B growing zone. Plus we have all the things that think they are a tasty snack, deer, elk and moose. But they are beautiful!
    These tools look amazing!

  161. Kim says

    Hard to choose a favorite, so I’ll just pick hot peppers. . The weather was great this year for them.

  163. Jeni says

    I think I like growing potatoes in used tires with straw, and swiss chard, and snap peas, oh, and green beans. Gardening this year in a new climate/soil/2020 was a total bust though!!

  165. Kim B says

    These tools are beautiful!
    My favorite things to grow in my garden are berries…raspberries, blackberries, blueberries! But really anything because it all tastes so much better when it’s home grown.

  169. Jennifer says

    Tomatoes – nothing equates to biting into a fresh picked tomato especially a Cherokee Purple.

  171. Carol jarka says

    Fruit bushes and trees. I’m a plant it and forget it kind of person.
    Blueberries raspberries figs pears persimmons

  172. Lisa says

    I stink at gardening but I do it every year. Last year I had great luck with carrots and ground cherries. This fall I’ve harvested my first saffron threads! I’ve followed your blog since the ice age. ❤❤

  176. Toni Terrell says

    Garlic. It’s the last thing I get to plant and the first thing to poke up in the spring, here in MN. Thank for the opportunity to win, I read you blog everyday .

  178. Harmony Ferrill says

    Yay! Those tools are darling and Bozman MT is a darling place! I like growing zucchini and although potatoes are super cheap in the store, I still enjoy the process of digging for them. It’s like a little treasure hunt at the very end of the season!

  180. Katrina Wilson says

    I like planting flowers. Seeing them outside my kitchen window puts a smile on my face. I love color!

  181. Kristin says

    These are beautiful! What craftsmanship. I don’t know if I can pick just one thing- but maybe it would be carrots. There is something about garden carrots that I just love. I also love that even after the snow a couple weeks ago- I was able to harvest the last remaining ones

  184. Kari says

    Oh, there are so many, how do I choose? I know this will gross you out, but I will have to say Kale! It’s our favorite green, and darn near grows year-round.
    What a wonderful giveaway. Those tools look amazing!!

  188. Gayle Taylor says

    Heirloom Tomatoes! Red ones, orange ones, yellow ones, green ones, brown ones, black ones. Tomatoes!

  189. Erica says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden is pickling cucumbers. I’ve never grown enough at once to actually make a batch of pickles from my homegrown cucumbers, but I love eating pickling cucumbers fresh from the garden. I also get a good laugh from the ones that hide from me until they’re so yellow, round, and swollen they look like they could burst.

  193. Joely says

    Hi Mavis,
    This is so hard because I love whatever is growing at the moment: herbs, tomatoes, lettuce, beans, peas, beets, cucumbers, zucchini, all greens but I think I would have to say potatoes because it feels like such a treasure hunt digging them up! Beautiful garden tools…

  194. Elle says

    Nothing makes me happier than a fresh Brandywine tomato from the garden on my lunch plate. This year my first one was over 2 pounds! Yummmmmm…..

  196. Mandy Mascaro says

    It would definitely have to be tomatoes. There is nothing better than biting into a homegrown tomato in the summer!

  202. Tanya says

    Cucumbers are probably the favorite vegetable around here but I love planting flowers every year too.

  203. Laura Z says

    Only two things money can’t buy
    That’s true love and homegrown tomatoes.

    So says the Guy Clark song and I agree!!

  206. JoAnn Moran says

    My favorite things to grow are basil and tomatoes, but I grew turnips this year, and made a raw grated slaw that was delicious.

  207. Wendy says

    Hello, my favorite thing to grow is New Zeelands Spinach. It grows all year round (almost) can stand heat and drought, does not bold and the bugs do not seem to like it. Just do not understand not more people have this as well.

  214. Emily Elliott says

    I love to grow a salsa garden that includes cilantro and many varieties of tomatoes and peppers.

  216. Kimberly says

    My favorite thing to grow are melons. I love the Minnesota midget variety since they are just the right size for one or two people and are perfect for small space gardening.

  218. Alecsandrina Norman says

    I recently moved to California and I’m learning about having a winter garden. It’s the first time that I planted broccoli . My favorite has been dragon tongue greens though as they grow very easy, quick and are versatile, you can have them rW or cooked. And it’s delicious either way.

  220. Colleen says

    We started a vegetable garden for the first time last spring and my favorite thing I grew was snacking peppers!

  221. Chris M says

    Raspberries. My grandpa had a fabulous raspberry patch, which my Grandma turned into pie and jam. Each time I pick the raspberries, I think of them and feel the connection.

  227. Amelia Wrigh says

    Sweetpeas of course! I have always loved flowers and even had a sweetpea bouquet business when I was 12. Now my 13 year old daughter has started her own cut flower bouquet business.

  229. Debbie M says

    I love growing giant salvia butterflies and bees love it – blooms from spring until fall Fabulous Flowering plant!

  230. Julie Vetter says

    I love growing everything in my garden but especially Swiss Chard. Its easy to grow and I remember my dad liking it, growing, and cooking it for us when I was little.

  236. Laura says

    Well, before the bunnies took over I loved growing squash and tomatoes. Now it’s gigs and raspberries!

  239. Bonnie Swanson says

    Those tools are beautiful . I love to grow mint (enjoyed all summer in beverages) and geraniums.
    Bonnie

  242. Ingrid M says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden is basil! Thank you for the opportunity – these tools look amazing!

  245. Jules says

    Basil. I love the smell of it. But also cucumbers and sweet corn and watermelons. They taste so much better than store bought!

  246. Barbara says

    I’ve recently moved and will be starting a garden from scratch. This garden is in a new to me planting zone, so it will be a definite learning experience. I used to love growing heirloom tomatoes in my previous garden (zone 9a). Now that I live in a cooler climate, I’m excited to try my hand at growing brussel sprouts. They are such an interesting-looking plant!

  247. Diana says

    Gardening is an important part of my life! Purple tree collards are my favorite thing to grow as they are so beautiful and are a perennial here. I love to give away food and introduce people to the world of growing their own food so I give away tree collard plants all the time.

  248. Donna Jantzer says

    Wow! That is a really nice gift! I think my favorite thing to grow in my garden it Scarlett Runner Beans. I end up growing them every year. They grow up to the top of the house and back down, they are beautiful and attract hummingbirds, and they are really delicious beans right out of the garden (if you don’t mind the velcro texture on the outside, which I don’t). I finally discovered something interesting–I wondered why the flowers did not turn into beans for the first 4 feet or so, I only got beans higher up. Then I noticed the hummingbirds! They must need them to pollinate.

  250. Julie Howdyshell says

    I love watching my pole beans grow up and over my arbor fencing, forming lush tunnels, beans hanging galore inside. The grandkids love the tunnels as well

  252. Annie B says

    Love growing fresh garlic every year. Fresh is waaaaay better than what is in the stores in those jars!

  253. Wendy Lato says

    Trombocino Rampicante squash are my favorite. Thanks for introducing Botanical Interest seeds to us all.

  260. Ellen Green says

    I have no one favorite thing. I do love to brush my fingers through the leaves of basil and fennel plants. The smell is a blessing and enlivens me! In our garden, we grow peppers, greens, corn, beans, peas, field peas, tomatoes, onions, herbs, potatoes, blackberries, flowers, and cole crops. I enjoy it very much, for the first month or so. Ha!

  262. Jody says

    I don’t have a favorite thing to grow, but like to try at least 1 new veggie or flower every year. Last season it was Japanese eggplant in a makeshift mini greenhouse. They were wonderful and so much fun to give away to neighbors with a favorite recipe.

  267. Jo Griffith says

    Onions, baby! This year we had the best onion crop ever. Sweet & juicy (something I’ve never said about an onion). This year we also had a banner year for “volunteer” pumpkins. In fact, right now, I’m cooking a Cinderella pumpkin and will puree all of the goodie to freeze!

    • Erika says

      Winter squash would have to be mine. We grow a lot of veggies to supplement our groceries for our 10-person family, but squash is so SATISFYING!! Colorful, huge, versatile, etc.

      Love the hand tools. My dad is a woodworker and I’ve grown up loving the smell and feel if woodcrafted items

  272. Michelle kenney says

    It was always tomatoes until this past year. I got an earlier than normal start to my garden this year, because my school closed down in late March due to COVID. With all the extra free time I was able to plant more cool weather vegetables, which was great new experience for me. My new love this year was Alaska peas and dwarf kale.

  273. Rebeka McNeil says

    Favorite would be the Sun Gold Cherry Tomatoes from Botanical Interests.
    Have a great Christmas!

  274. Vicky says

    Has to be the many varieties of annual and perennial salvias that bring the hummingbirds to my garden. They bring me much joy.

  277. Mary Beth says

    Gorgeous tools! My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes. I’ll eat the big heirloom slicers raw like an apple! Sungolds rarely make it into the house.

  280. Nancy Naim says

    I love to grow kohlrabi because with the exception of the taproot it grows on top of the soil.

  281. Carrie says

    My boys would be so excited to get these in their stockings! I love to grow anything really. I just love the fun of being out their with my boys. This year my sunflowers were my favorite. I also love to grow huge zucchini! We transplanted our rasberries and if we grt some next year that will be my favorite for sure.

  282. Michelle says

    My latest favorite is shishito peppers! They are easy to grow, prolific and I love sautéing/blistering them for a summer appetizer!

  284. Karen Pizzuto-Sharp says

    I love to grow peppers, and have great luck out here in Seattle with them! My grandma grew up on a NJ farm and her family grew peppers, so perhaps it’s in my genes!!

  296. Diane says

    I love gardening so it’s hard to pick just one. One of my new favorites is the Jimmy Nardello pepper. I’ve got a pretty good spot on the south side of the house so I’ve been experimenting with the hotter weather crops.

  298. sindy couch says

    I love to grow sunflowers. Just something about them that make me so happy. Plus as a bonus the chickens love them at the end of the season. Thanks Mavis for being an inspiration everyday.

  299. Stacy says

    My favorites are Rosemary, basil, and some spearmint, then some cherry tomatoes and green peppers.

  301. Kim says

    I don’t think I grow anything that I don’t love. The process of watching it grow, harvesting it, and using (or canning) is something my kiddos and I look forward to each year.

  302. Samantha B says

    My favorite thing to grow is sunflowers. I love how the bees buzz around them and they just brighten up the day with their giant, smiling faces.

  305. Diana Spang says

    I would have to say tomatoes…only because they are the one thing no critters went for this year. We lost a lot due to a sneaky groundhog as well as other cuprits.

  306. Shana says

    Sugar snap peas! I love seeing my kids snack on them right out of our little garden (even if they won’t each the shells!). And don’t worry – the shells don’t go to waste. I happily gobble them up!

  307. Randi says

    Fav thing to grow is Basil which can be a challenge in the PNW. I have a college kid in Bozeman, MT. Love that this product is made there.

  308. Mary says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is Basil! I can’t get enough of the fragrance while working in the garden- and of course the flavor when added to all the other garden’s offerings.

  309. Kathy says

    My favorites are rhubarb, zucchini, tayberries, herbs, tomatoes, and flowers. Thanks for your generosity. And, by the way, it’s been a joy to read about your Maine adventures!!

  314. Pam from Issaquah, wa says

    I love to grow herbs, especially medicinal ones and weeds!! yep, weeds! I dehydrate them, then make tinctures and oils!

    Up next learn who to use the oils to make salves and soaps!

    And Thank You Mavis for always giving me a smile everyday I read your blog. You have become part of ‘the family’ nobody has met!!

  315. Stephanie in Utah says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is spinach. I love to watch the little leaves poke through the ground and unfurl. I love being able to go out in the morning and pick a few leaves to put in my salad or cook with the eggs from my hens for a breakfast scramble!

  317. Lisa H. says

    My favorite vegetable to plant is swiss chard. I don’t like to eat it much, but it always comes up and the bugs don’t seem to like it, so I can feel like an accomplished gardener when I look at it 🙂 Thanks for your blog, Mavis. It’s a wonderful gift for us readers, year-round!

  319. Heather says

    Tomatoes! Without a doubt there is no comparison between a home grown tomato and a store bought one.

  320. Megan says

    I love to grow different greens and hibiscus for our tortoise Gus. He believes that everything he can reach is intended for him so now we have a raised bed to keep our stuff from his reach but it’s always a race if he or the desert heat will manage to kill our attempts first haha

  321. Anna Marie says

    So many entries! My favorite thing to grow is winter squash. Sugar pie pumpkin and honeynut are a couple of favorites. Beautiful tools!!

  322. Lindsey says

    Pumpkins, pumpkins, and more pumpkins. Did you know there is a pink variety? And they grow really well in northern Alaska!

  324. Regan Chen says

    This year my favorite thing to grow was compost! . It’s the first time I successfully made hot compost. This morning I went out to stir it up and it was steaming even though it was 35 degrees. So exciting! I’m addicted.

  325. JB says

    Hi Miss Mavis,
    I am entering this giveaway for my sister. Her favorite thing to grow is fruit. From a flat of 22 strawberry plants bought last summer, she has propagated over 1,000 new plants (no joke). We are in the process of reworking our family farm to grow & sell seasonal produce & cut flowers in our local community. I would love for her to have this set of hand tools—she would use them almost every day. Thank you so much!

  327. Meredee Walsh says

    Love growing herbs, tho want to try Brussels sprouts. The garden tools are truly beautiful.

  331. Dale Ann Widen says

    Favorite to grow in the gardens? Perennials would be Iris, hostas, and lilies! :0)

    Veggy garden? That’s a hard pick…I love it all! Potatoes? Carrots? Sweet peas? and SO much more. lol

  335. Carol O'Connell says

    I love growing tomatoes! Nothing tastes as good as a warm red tomato from your garden:)

  337. Rachel Baker says

    My favorite thing to grow is herbs. Basil, cilantro, parsley, thyme, rosemary, mint, bee balm….they make a dish taste so fresh and are so easy to maintain. 🙂

  338. Lori B says

    For the last few years the ONLY thing I’ve grown is weeds. I’ve been caregiving my Mom who had dementia. She lived with me for 12 years and this past July she was finally free of that horrible disease. SO next spring it is all out attack on my yard. Hopefully I can get it back from an eyesore to something I can be proud of again. I would do it all again though, in a second. No regrets.

    • Susannah says

      I’m so sorry…my dad is going through it now and my mom is his caretaker. It’s so hard. I hope your garden grows well!

    • Linda T says

      My mom died of dementia in August, I feel for you. It is indeed a most horrible disease. I hope they’ll find a cure son.

  341. Carmen Williams says

    I love growing berries. My kiddos can go out an grab a snack from the garden all summer long.

  343. Simone Maltais says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden is cherry tomatoes. I love to be working in the garden and pick a few to eat right there. Nothing tastes better.

  353. Susannah says

    We finally bought a house and will be starting a garden next year! I can’t wait to grow some rhubarb–I love the stuff.

  354. Nikki Poutt says

    Alaska has a short growing season. My favorite things to grow are flowers. Anything that the slugs won’t devour.

  356. Cathy Minerva says

    Not my waistline!! Ha! I love all things veggie but my okra outshines them all each season!

  360. Cari Fallis says

    My favourite thing to grow in my garden is…Hollyhocks! They are old fashioned, classic, and I collect their seeds and give packages to my friends for Christmas!

  361. Regina L says

    My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes. Those tools are beautiful absolutely beautiful. Totally enjoy the blog thanks.

  363. Kristine Farley says

    We live in Bonney Lake, WA and for the last 2 years I have harvested over 80 pounds of rhubarb. Froze it, canned it, and gave it away. Time to thin it out 🙂 My garden is my place to co-create with God.
    We grow herbs of all kinds, veggies, berries and flowers. I love it all!!!

  366. Lori SA says

    Flowers! In particular, Perennial asters for a great, long lasting, late flowering background/foreground to show off other flowers.

  367. Greta says

    My favorite thing this year was tomatillos- new to me and very fascinating to watch the balloon type lanterns growing around the tomatillo, great fun!

  369. Susan Lemay Stanley says

    Usually Flowers but this year I tried lettuce and loved it. Neat year we have plans for more veggies.
    Thank you Mavis!

  371. Kay Bowles says

    My favorite thing to grow is anything that won’t die on me! I seem to have a knack for killing even cactus…but I shall prevail! Your blog inspires me!

  373. Sara Breeggemann says

    These are gorgeous!! I always have very good luck with tomatoes. I cannot grow peppers to save my life. I also grew my first cantalope this summer & it was amazing!

  379. Kelly says

    Tomatoes! Usually sweet 100s and other cherry types. My kids snack on them every time they’re outside playing.

  381. Nancy says

    Homegrown Tomatoes. We live in Northern Wisconsin-it’s cold alot here! But nothing says summer like fresh tomatoes from the garden.

  382. Michelle A. says

    It has to be garlic! It’s super easy to grow, and I use it every single day of the year, until the next year’s harvest.

  383. Becky S Williams says

    I love growing dahlias though we live just far enough north ( zone 7) that we have tig up the tubers and over winter them in the basement then replant after the last frost in the spring. It is worth it though, they are beautiful. Irises and peonies are also favorites.

  386. Mim says

    We can only list one??? Oh, the pressure! Maybe categories will work?

    Top of the list for eating and admiring: tomatoes
    Most fun picking: asparagus
    Most exciting to dig: potatoes
    Best for eating before you get into the house: raspberries

  387. Julia Swaney says

    I think my favorite new thing to grow this year was potatoes. My grandson and I had so much fun digging them up. It was kind of like an Easter egg hunt, LOL

  388. Mary Jamison says

    I live in upstate NY and for the 1st time, I grew grape tomatoes. Going out to my little garden & eating them right off the vine!

  389. Theresa says

    I love growing jalapeños, ghost peppers (for my hubby), herbs and lettuce. Oh, and tomatoes!

  391. Mary Van Keuren says

    Potatoes, hands down. Because it’s like Christmas when you dig them up and finally see what you got.

  395. Andrea in SLC says

    Hands down, tomatoes!

    And our Golden Retriever loves sugar snap peas and waits very impatiently for the daily harvest.

  396. Mimi says

    It’s hard to choose but digging for potatoes is such a thrill – a treasure hunt of the edible kind.
    Those tools are gorgeous!

  398. Amy R Burton says

    Cherry tomatoes for the win! Had mine in a container even into November…not remarkable until you realize I’m in northeast Ohio!!!

  399. Diane says

    Potatoes! There’s nothing much more satisfying on the dinner plate than a potato that got dug up that same day. They have an earthy flavor that store-bought taters just don’t have. Plus it’s a boatload of fun to have the kids in our lives come over and help us dig them at harvest time – you should see their faces when they pull a beautiful, big potato out of the ground!

  402. Cherri Fagen says

    Even though I do not care for them, I love growing radishes. They just pop up so fast and are ready for harvest. It is the promise of things to come for the new growing season.

  405. Debi says

    Vegetable – tomato
    Herb – Lemon balm
    Fruits – all types of berries (raspberry, honeyberry, blueberry, gooseberry and strawberry).

  407. Deanna M says

    Those tools are gorgeous! I grow everything from apples to zucchini, but my favorite thing is Chinese cabbage. I start it from seed every year.

  409. Nancy says

    I’d like to say brussel sprouts, because they are soooo good, but I’ve never had much luck with them. I’ll just keep trying!!

  410. Linda says

    My favourite thing to grow in my garden is garlic because you get a double harvest – scapes and bulbs.

  411. Kathy N says

    Basil is my favorite thing to grow in the garden. I make pesto to freeze so I can enjoy basil all winter. Nothing beats fresh or homemade goods.

  413. Jenny Smith says

    I love growing pumpkins and squash of all sorts! But I don’t really like to eat them. Strange, I know. They don’t go to waste. I give them away or our pigs and chickens get them.

  415. Cathy says

    Cucumbers because I love them fresh out of the garden and my husband loves your refrigerator pickle recipe. We made them in the summer and froze them – defrosted for 24 hours before Thanksgiving and ate them during our meal. They are the best combination of sweet and salt!

  416. Jason Best says

    My favorite thing to grow every single year is ZINNIAS! I grow lots of varieties of different colors, shapes, and heights and dot them throughout my landscape. They are the most cheerful flower, are very economical to grow from seed, and will flourish in almost any environment. We cut armloads to bring in the house to enjoy in vases, and the best part is that the more you cut the more they are encouraged to rebloom.

  417. Sue says

    Someone is going to win a super prize.
    Tomatoes, all kind of tomatoes. My garlic is just peeking through the mulch, can’t wait.

  419. Susan says

    We grew so many things in our garden this year but tomatoes will always be my favorite. Brad’s Atomic Grape tomatoes were my favorite this year.

  421. Michelle O. says

    In Labrador, our favourite is potatoes and turnip top greens.

    Thanks for the chance to win!

  423. Courtney Frick says

    My favorite thing to grow is carrots! So fun for the kids to pick – it’s like buried treasure.

  424. Heather Counter says

    Fingerling potatoes. Because watching my husband dig them up is better than watching a kid on Christmas morning. His excitement each time he finds one makes me want to devote our whole garden space to fingerlings!

  432. Claudia Sutherland says

    I try to grow a different type of tomato every year and of course basil for the caprese salad.

  433. Laura Smith McKenna says

    A gift of color, flavor and fragrance awaits in my garden. My favorite thing to grow in the garden is loved for its fragrance as well as its flavor and color. Planted at the base of my lemon tree, I can enjoy the sweetness of the lemon blossoms combined with the earthy fragrance of basil with just a brush of my hand as I pass by. The fragrance of basil planted under the fig tree and among the tomatoes and peppers brings to mind the wonderful recipes that combine the bounty of each plant. A last minute sprinkle of shredded basil leaf adds flavor and fragrance unique to this beautiful deep green herb to any recipe!

  435. Sam says

    Fave thing to grow would be cilantro. It’s my son’s “ favorite vegetable “! We eat is by the handfuls!

  440. Linda says

    Herbs! – Parsley, chives, oregano, lemon thyme, basil, French tarragon, catnip, rosemary, spearmint and even a bay tree! 2nd favorite – dwarf citrus trees – eureka lemon, bearss lime, key lime, and valencia orange. I use them all!

  443. Elaine says

    We plant 18 different vegetables every year, I love all of them, but tomatoes are my favorite!

  444. Delma J Atwell says

    Tomatoes. That first tomato is heaven. The rest are a treat but that first fresh, homegrown tomato is worth all the work!

  447. Cyndy says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden would be tomatoes. Love the flavor and can be used in so many ways.

  448. Emily says

    I love growing sunflowers and pumpkins. In my mind all the seasons lead up to fall, my favorite time of year!

  449. Shirley says

    My favorite thing to grow are dahlias.
    I’m not a fan of digging them up each fall but they are well worth the effort.

  453. Heidi Ho says

    Hi Mavis!
    I love growing herbs the best because I love using them in my cooking. Basil, oregano, rosemary, thyme are my faves!!

  455. Margaret Hudgins says

    Everything and anything, but I love love love Rhubarb. It’s so had to find here in hot Oklahoma, and my one grocery store in my small town quit carrying frozen Rhubarb. Dang!

  456. Beth Sowulewski says

    Roma tomatoes for the past twenty years – even the years I did not have a garden I always planted a few and they never disappoint!!! So flavorful, so easy to grow and so bountiful – Gods little garden blessing.

  458. Joan Flanigan-Clarke says

    I am loving growing our rosemary bush. Just bought it this year. Brought it indoors and hoping it survives the winter.

  459. Caro says

    My favorite vegetable to grow are tomatoes, they just taste so much better than store-bought. I also love sunflowers, but the constant battle against deer and squirrels eating they bloom makes it less enjoyable

  460. Rebecca says

    Tomatoes!!! We just found out this summer there are some varieties local to our area and I can’t wait to grow them this year. One town over has an annual tomato festival.

    I started my garden after finding your blog and reading up on it. I was looking for ways to cut our grocery bill. I told my husband, do you know how many pounds of food she grew? He had to hold me back our first year! I still say “Well, Mavis did this…”

  461. ML says

    Flowers! I get a CSA share after many years of growing my own. OMG I could barely get to the bottom of your comments to place my comment., Kudos to you Mavis, I am an avid follower.

  462. Debby T says

    I have the most success with perennials. Any that will grow in my northern Michigan zone. I use to have success with veggies down state, but the soil is so pore/sandy here, veggies seem stunted.

  465. Laura Brown says

    I am a mediocre to poor gardener, but my favorite thing that I have grown so far is my aloe plant. It was almost dead, but I was able to dry it out, and now it’s flourishing!

  466. Ellen Marshall says

    So hard to choose- maybe herbs and greens. But oh the garden potatoes, squash, bok choy- of and the tomatoes of course! But what about edible flowers??

  467. Barbara Dougherty says

    I love cherry tomatoes! And jalapeno pepper. But any kind of tomato really! Thanks.bobbi

  468. Katie says

    Wow. Those tools are incredibly beautiful! I full time RV and so the gardening is limited, but I love my teeny mandarin orange tree! My son gave me the seed he found in a cutie orange after he learned I always wanted a “Cutie tree” and it was one of the most beautiful gifts I’ve ever received. It’s now about 7” tall 🙂

  469. Celeste Feren says

    Garden fresh beets are my tastiest summer garden treat – delightful in salads, especially in rainbow colors

  470. Kristin says

    Hard to pick, but I do love my raspberries. And with the strange weather we’ve got this year, we still have a few stragglers hanging on here in December in Western WA. 🙂

  472. Joanne Beaulieu says

    I love to grow sun gold cherry tomatoes and sunflowers . I had amazing bee balm this summer, it was such fun to watch the hummingbirds.

  473. Rebecca Anne says

    My absolute favorite thing to grow is FLOWERS! My favorite veggie to grow is cherry tomatoes. The tools are sooooo beautiful! Thank you, Mavis!

  475. Molly says

    I love just being in the garden. Grew garlic, okra, mustard greens, peppers, basil this past year

    Those tools are Exquisite

  476. Kimberly O'Donoghue says

    Fav thing to grow hands down is tomatoes and cucumbers love them both equally those garden tools are gorgeous

  477. Sheila says

    What beautiful tools!!! I am a person who doesn’t have favorites…I like too many things, so no favorite color, movie, song, food, etc. What I like eating best from my garden are green beans and cherry Roma tomatoes..wait, maybe it’s the strawberries and different greens; well no it might be the bell peppers and onions for fajitas, but then I get real excited when I see my asparagus and rhubarb popping up in the spring. Thank you Mavis.

  478. Sandy says

    My raised beds are full of milkweed right now-to make sure the Monarchs can make their way back up north…

  480. Carla says

    While I love growing almost everything, one of my favorite things to grow is Chioggia beets – they grow great and are the most yummy beets! Thanks..:)

  484. rissa says

    I love strawberries! They’re pretty easy to grow and my daughter loves picking them. They usually keep beating a fruit here and there well into October here so it’s such a treat!

  485. MaryAnn Smith says

    I love to grow strawberries. I doubled my beds this fall and am looking forward to bigger harvests.

  486. Jeni CW says

    I love to grow herbs and veggies. My faves are probably spinach, violet runner beans, and rosemary.

  487. Ellen C. says

    Basil and snow peas are favorites. Easy to start from seeds and the harvests are plentiful. Basil pesto is so easy to make too.

  488. Eileen Kelly-Beaulieu says

    Hopeful.
    I love to grow hopeful in my garden. Every failure teaches me something new. To me, that is just as beneficial as the veggies and the flowers.

  489. Pam says

    When you showed these the other day I looked them up. They are stunning! I grow all things small in my small potager…herbs, radishes, lettuces.

  493. Sheri Leffel says

    I love to grow tomatoes and basil in my veggie garden, and zinnias and clematis in my flower beds. Thanks Mavis!

  494. Rynda Gregory says

    Hi – I love reading everyone’s response. My favorite thing to grow in the garden is beets! I sow the seeds in spring then again in late summer. I just love how they can stay in the ground until I am ready to eat them. Also – just this past summer I learned that I can eat the foliage too! How crazy that I never even considered that.

    Plus I think it’s hilarious to hear my family talk about the color of their pee. Sorry – no offense meant. It’s just that they have been eating these for years and still EVERY time we eat them they make a big deal about it. Funny people!

  496. Tracy says

    I grow just about everything, veg, fruit, annuals, herbs…but my favorite is growing perennials from seed. It feels like a heck of an accomplishment. The hand tools are stunning!

  500. Nancy Frost says

    Rescued plants from grocery stores. This year this included tulips, hyacinths, lavender, salvia, about 20 pots of herbs, tomatoes, peas, marigolds, hellebore, a peony, chrysanthemums, begonias, orchids, and more succulents than I can count. They were all headed to be thrown away but now are settled in my garden or inside for the winter.

  503. Sheryl says

    My favorite things to grow are beans-all kinds-but especially Lima beans. Such cute tools-does he gave an online shop? I am in Indiana-too far to shop in Montana.

  504. Jessica says

    I love to grow strawberries and snap peas the best. Those tools are so beautiful! Thank you for the giveaway <3

  511. Louise says

    I don’t garden, but one of my best friends does. It’s her happy place, her sanctuary. This would totally make her heart smile, and mine, too, if I could give this to her!
    Marie and her family have been there for me and my children through my liver transplant, divorce, and a dozen surgeries caused by my liver disease.
    Either way, Happy Holidays to all!!!

  512. Terry Compton says

    When we lived in far Northern California, my favorite thing to grow was definitely tomatoes. But now that we live in Montana, I am coming to love growing beets and chard. My favorite though has got to be radishes. NorCal would get hot too soon in the Spring, but Montana…I can grow them just about all season long!!

  513. Trava Olivier says

    I love growing both flowers and vegetables but my favorite is pumpkins! Giant pumpkins, pie pumpkins, Jack-be-Little mini pumpkins….I grow them all and LOVE to decorate for fall with them!

  515. Melissa Taylor says

    My all time favorite plants to grow in the garden are tomatoes. We buy several different varieties of seeds and are always amazed at how many we can actually grow. Then we match the perfect tomato to the perfect recipe and enjoy!

  516. Mary Neathway says

    My favourite vegetable to grow is garlic . Stick those cloves in the ground, come back after winter and green shoots are sticking up! So gratifying with so little work and I use it in everything.

  518. Jody Leason says

    I love growing strawberries! We wait to pick the first ripe berries, but they never make it to the house. They are always the best!

  519. Rhonda Relyea says

    I love growing all veggies, flowers, etc for over 60 years. I guess tomatoes is the number one thing. I’ve grown them in buckets when I moved from the farm to a smaller place. I’ve even grown them in the flower bed when I had no land to have a full sized garden! Nothing is as good as a home grown tomato.

  520. Linda says

    Being new to Alaska’s climate challenges is still a hit and miss game, but so far my favorites include the brassica’s like broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage. I DO miss the vegetable and herb varieties we used to grow in the lower 48.

  521. Jackie V says

    I love growing flowers, especially zinnias they are so happy! And if I’m picking veggie it would be pumpkins:-). I love your blog!

  522. Lynn from NC Outer Banks says

    I think I like to grow lettuce the most, from seeds. Love that it is ready to pick so quickly! The tools are lovely, Mavis. Thanks for offering them.

  524. Joan Stanfill says

    Oh my….that tool set…..just beautiful.
    My favorite is tomatoes….so many ways to eat, fix, cook etc

  525. LL Honeywell says

    I enjoy planting tomatoes but don’t have much luck with anything but weeds. But I keep trying as I plant something new each season. Blackberries, raspberries, and strawberries are some plants that I try to keep going each year.

  526. Barbara Howe says

    Celery. Because they are little bitty seeds. I plant the little bitty seedlings. And sometimes can’t find them. But they grow and I am happy.

  528. Michele says

    Favorite things in the garden are lemon cucumbers and heirloom tomatoes. We eat them both like apples. So great from the garden.
    Thanks Mavis for another years of enriching our lives with your blog.

  529. Jennifer O says

    My favorite thing to grow is bee balm because its easy to grow and when it blooms its absolutely stunning ; )

  532. Linda J Harber says

    I think I love the tomatoes the best because even though the groundhogs and squirrels seem to get a bunch of them EVERY year no matter what I do to keep them out of the garden, I do get my fair share of them to eat fresh and to can. I guess they are just trying to survive too!

  533. Mark Leal says

    I love to grow Trombola Climbing squash. It is a beautiful squash and excellent on the bbq.

  535. Rachael says

    Tomatoes! I’m not the best gardener, but if I can get them to grow they taste SO much better than store bought!

  537. Pj Truman says

    Asparagus! It’s the plant you plant once and enjoy for years. It is one of the first veggies we enjoy in spring.

  538. Nicole says

    Tomatoes and sage are my favorite. I can even pick sage from under the snow in the middle of winter. It is great in stuffing all winter long!

  539. Laurel says

    I grow a salsa garden, so everything needed for salsa, peppers, tomatoes, onions, herbs, I love my blackberry patch too.

  540. Elisabeth says

    I like growing tomatoes, lettuce, and all kinds of herbs! Love your blog, Mavis! You’re and inspiration!

  542. Jodi Miller says

    I love to grow all kinds of flowers..and pumpkins for fall display. Truly enjoy your blog! Look forward to reading it everyday you post

  545. Allison Kitfield says

    Mint, for after a rain; japanese eggplant, because sometimes they are all that the critters leave for me; and zinneas, because their joyous little faces make me so happy!

  547. Beverly Collins says

    I like to grow lettuces, squashes; really anything edible. In my flower garden I love to grow roses, hydrangeas and sweet smelling lilies.

  549. Charlotte says

    Oh, Mavis! What a nice thing to do! My favorite garden things are calico beans. Unfortunately, we haven’t been able to find them for a few years. We shell them and dry them. They make their own gravy!!!!! So I’m going to say that currently my favorite thing is sweet corn.

  550. Cindy says

    I admire those tools every time I see them on your blog. Thanks for the chance to win them! I just plain love to grow stuff, but I’d have to say that my herb garden is my very favorite. Savory, sage, chives, Greek oregano, rosemary and dill, all of which I use. Soon I’ll add chamomile, lemon balm, lemongrass and echinacea. So excited!

  551. Kathy says

    Nothing says lovin’ like a radish still warm from the ground. When i was younger and “harvesting” the radishes, for every 3 pulled up, one got wiped on my shirt and eaten warm from the ground,

  553. Teresa Young says

    My favorite thing to grow is coneflowers. I’m trying to have all the available colors in the front garden- hoping to add Pow Wow White in 2021.

  554. Dawn Harris says

    I love to grow anything and everything but this year’s favorite was a fun experiment. My neighbor had 20+ year old Indian ornamental corn seeds that she gave to me. My boys and I planted them in a spot next to our creek just to see what would happen. They took a while to appear but, once they did, they grew and grew – reaching town feet in height with foliage tinged the most beautiful deep pink color. The ears themselves had kernels that ranged from ivory to the loveliest deep purple you can imagine. We harvested them, dried them and used them as decorations this fall – selling some to neighbors at our pumpkin stand and giving some away. We plan to plant much more of this special seed next year. One of the best things I love about gardening is this chance to see what surprises Mother Nature has in store. Thanks for the giveaway!

  556. Beth says

    Gorgeous garden tools! My favorite are cherry tomatoes that ripen early and I just pop out there every day and pop some in my mouth! Yum!

  559. Vicki says

    Tomatoes. I never really liked them until I ate a homegrown. Now I look forward to growing them every year.

  560. Diane C says

    Anything I don’t accidentally kill is my favorite because gardening is one of the few ways I get my girls to go outside and away from electronics. My girls are 7 and 14, they love to talk and see the progress as we work .

  565. Elizabeth Ball says

    Brussels sprouts I live in Colorado and the unrelenting fires this year and drought made having any crop hard. But I managed five stocks of Brussel sprouts. They are my favorite autumn veggie.

  567. Sheila Cahill says

    I love my fern collection in my shade garden. I also grow a few varieties of trillium and hellebore and hostas. The fern varieties are amazing. I love the arching fronds and the way they move when they catch a breeze. The garden tools are beautiful pieces of functional art.

  571. Jane says

    They are gorgeous tools! Almost too cool to use. But I have fallen in love with dahlias, a true addiction. You start ordering more and more bulbs just to see how beautiful they are.

  574. Andrea says

    My favorite thing to grow is flowers. I tend to go with native perennials to attract bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds.

  576. Misty J. says

    Wow it’s really difficult to pick just one. I have to say that I really loved growing lavender plants from seed this year. I was so pleased with myself for actually getting them to grow from an old packet of seeds and then watching them turn into beautiful little plants in my garden. I can’t wait to see how big they get next year and to smell their lovely flowers. Maybe next year I will work on my own lavender hedge 🙂

  577. Sara says

    Tried to grow tomatoes but the squirrels kept beating me to them. However they leave the basil, mint, rosemary and chives alone. I use these to cook.

  578. Laurie Lewis says

    That tool set is so beautiful! I have to get a set for my dad. He shared with me my love of growing things, esp peppers. I love growing peppers of any kind but my favorite is basic jalapenos.

  579. Cindy says

    My favorite items to grow in the garden are tomatoes, berries and onions. Actually peas, beans, squash, I love them all.

  583. Annette says

    I love growing cherry tomatoes and letting my young grandchildren delightfully pick them for me. So precious!!

  585. Dana says

    I love growing kohlrabi! It is such a unique looking veggie and also one I have always been able to get my son to eat. It also grows fairly well in the SC climate.

  588. Gigi says

    Basil and Tomatoes! A fresh Caprese salad is amazing.
    (P.S. I love that his tools are plastic free and zero waste. That’s been one of my goals this years…reduce plastic and be conscious of what I purchase.)

  589. Becky L. says

    Sunflowers are always a favorite & this year I’ll add pumpkins! I grew some in my front yard among the lavender. It was lovely!

    • Carol says

      Leeks, every year they are a challenge. I aim to grow them like the miners do in Northumberland UK. Huge, white & tasty.

  593. Michelle says

    As others have mentioned, definitely my favorite garden item would be tomatoes, but honestly I adore everything that makes it. Last year I had volunteer blackberries and they were my favorite.

  596. Greta Dowell says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is jalapenos and any kind of peppers! My son is a serious hot sauce maker

  598. Jamie N. says

    So beautiful! I think it’s a tie between tomatoes and cucumbers. No store bought wax covered one is the same as fresh from the garden. Yummm…

  599. Jillian Rose says

    I like to grow huge heads of lettuce, and sometimes I plant them in the landscaped flower beds too!

  600. Barbara E. Gilbert says

    I love growing strawberries and raspberries in my garden. Another favorite has to be sweet corn!!

  601. Sarah S. says

    I love to grow tomatoes & peas in the garden. Unfortunately, my dog knows to wait until they are perfectly ripe and picks them before I get to them.

  602. Denise B says

    I love growing Mammoth Sunflowers. How does such a huge flower come from such a small seed? The squirrels love when I grow them too.

  605. Alicia says

    Growing papaya from seed is very satisfying! There are so many varieties and they give fruit for years.

  607. Angie says

    My husband and I love to grow . There is nothing like the taste of fresh home grown tomatoes and then making sauce that lasts all year long!

  608. Patti says

    I love to grow different types of flowers. I always have had a flower garden but have never tried to grow fruit or vegetables.

  609. Linda Practical Parsimony says

    I would love to grow rhubarb, but it is too warm where I live. So, I can grow tomatoes and love to eat them.

  610. Rebecca C says

    The kids and I love growing sunflowers. The flowers are so cheerful! The Easter Bunny brings a few different varieties of seeds every year, some short, some tall, some yellow, and some bicolor. We plant, weed, water, and pick as a family. And we are growing wonderful memories!

  611. Judith Culp DeWitt says

    I’ve attempted gardening using several methods over numerous years to no avail! But this year I had a blast growing crooked neck squash for myself, friends, and my girlfriend’s chickens!
    Mavis, thanks for keeping me challenged to take back control of my yard, my table, my health and my time. Have a blessed holiday!

  612. Andrea says

    I am so happy to have dirt to play in! Recently my favorite thing to grow is kale because I eat it year round, but I also love kabocha squash, peas, and sunchokes since they add a touch of “wild” to my town garden (and my chickens love them!)

  613. Cathleen Deleon says

    Silly maybe but I love to grow parsley and then dry it for cooking. Makes me happy to see a jar of my dried parsley!

  615. Anne says

    I love to grow love in my garden -with help of my granddaughter ,we grow pumpkins-love grows Along with miniature pumpkins

  617. Tracy says

    Tomatoes hands down….BUT, I grew kale for the first time this year & it was soooo easy. Tomatoes 1st, Kale second.

  619. Karen Worth says

    Hi from South Africa, I am loving cultivating wild edibles into my garden, easy on the pocketbook. Nettles and plantain are my favorites.

    I think Carol with the snap pea eating furbaby should win the tools. So touching!

  621. Janet Kynerd says

    I cannot choose between sweet corn and black eyed peas. So – so good with cornbread and fresh tomatoes. Beautiful tools!

  623. Julie P says

    I love growing tomatoes, they never taste the same from the shops and homegrown smell awesome whereas bought ones just don’t seem to. We are fortunate as we winter in Spain and can then get their lovely tomatoes on the markets through the winter, they taste like home grown. I’m always sad when the season ends but this year no season end we were just on the tail Enders from my garden when we came out here to another season of tomatoes. Roll on next summer!

  625. Anne says

    Unquestionably, Brandywine tomatoes–they are a song to the tastebuds and a poem writ by nature!

  626. Lace Faerie aka Karen Lawson says

    My favorite things to grow is Cascadia Snap Peas. They are so plump and sweet! I look forward to them every spring and miss them when the vines finally succumb to summer’s heat. But the heat does bring basil, my second favorite thing to grow!

  627. Charlene Woods says

    I am an avid gardener and I love to grow flowers. I try to grow at least one new variety each year.

  628. Shelley says

    I grow lots of vegetables and fruit, but my love is flowers. Especially the old fashioned cottage type flowers and old roses. My flowers beds are stuffed full.

  629. lynne hoover says

    i missed not having a garden this past summer…moving will do that to you. my favorite thing to grow is garlic! nothing like pulling a delicious bulb out in the fall, and using it for scampi! Yummy!
    lynneinMN

  630. KT says

    I love to grow tomatoes because my family loves to eat them! The cherry tomatoes are like candy in my house!

  631. Bobbie says

    Probably pumpkins- they are so fun to watch grow and the kids always get a kick out of them!!!

  632. Shari Harniss says

    It would have to be tomatoes. I use them in a lot of recipes. Zinnias are a very close second! Thanks for the chance to win these gorgeous tools!

  635. Kathleen Williamson says

    I dearly love growing pumpkins/ winter squash! They are beautiful plants and have wonderful fruits. The varieties are awesome and I love trying new ones every year. I can/ cook with them, decorate with them and share them with my chickens.

  636. Sydelle says

    We garden here in the PNW for 25 years now. We grow corn each year. Started out as a treat for my daughter’s September birthday and evolved into canning it to have all year. Love making fresh corn salsa for the end of summer as well. Nothing tastes better than food straight from the garden.

    Thank you Mavis for the view from your world.

  638. Linda T says

    I love growing tomatoes and green peppers . We love stuffed green peppers and cook them for the freezer. Thank you for doing this Mavis.

  639. Pam says

    I love seeing everything I plant,and especially the seeds I saved myself, growing in my garden. If I had to pick I’d say seeing my tomatoes and peppers thrive is my favorite. But I have to say my four pound acorn squash I grew this year was pretty exciting!!

  644. Deltha says

    I love growing anything that I can pick to make dinner! But my favorite is eating little tomatoes while I am watering.

  649. Beth says

    This is just wonderful!! I love to grow zucchini even if I have to give most away be because I plant too many. Thanks again!!

  650. Alicia says

    I can’t control myself when it comes to growing tomatoes. I want them all and I’m always convinced I have enough room for just one more.

  651. Phyllis says

    We grow so many different things. It’s hard to pick a favorite. I would say it’s a toss up between strawberries or sweet corn.

  653. Sandra Smith says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is heirloom tomatoes and basil. Then we can make delicious salads and sauces all summer long

  654. Staci Wickard says

    They look like amazing tools!!
    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is green beans. Fast, easy and delicious. 🙂

  659. Dee W. says

    This is a difficult question. I like growing all plants and herbs, but especially French tarragagon. But we grow many other veggies, too. Picking green beans is a pleasant chore. This fall, after several years of patiently waiting, We finally got three pecans from two trees we planted. It takes faith to be a gardener.

  660. Wendy says

    Definitely tomatoes. I usually have around 40 plants of different varieties. Every year I make enough pasta sauce to last for several months and freeze it down.

  662. Lissa in Boise says

    Zucchini! I stuff and braise the blossoms, I pickle baby zukes and I spiralize the big honkers.

  664. Jerry says

    So far I have only grown tropical plants. My favorites being elephant ears, cannas, and caladiums. I am looking forward to starting veggies in the spring. Also growing our own potato’s, garlic, and gourds next fall.

  668. Michele Johnson says

    This year I especially enjoyed growing lemongrass and lemon balm for the wonderful scent, thank you!

  670. Amber Stevison says

    Pumpkins! The kids love all the crazy color and textures we end up with, especially those germinating from the compost pile.

  671. Lisa says

    Not terribly creative but I love growing tomatoes. Homegrown taste soooo much better than those from the grocery store.

  676. Beth L says

    Delicata Squash! I love that they store so well so we can eat them all winter. Unfortunately this year we only got one. So sad.

  682. Janeen says

    Every year I try one thing different. One year it was cotton another peanuts. Some are hits some are misses but always fun to try something new.

  683. Laura Harmless says

    Those are beautiful tools!!! If I had to pick one favorite thing to grow, it would probably be cilantro. I love to be able to go out and grab a handful to throw in things for meals.

  684. Deb Mason says

    Children… each of my Grandchildren and I have planted and worked in the garden together. Some favorites are pumpkins, tomatoes and berries are a real hit.

  686. Angela Newman says

    Those tools are beautiful!!! I love to grow beets and squash – butternut and patty pan, my husband loves to grow tomatoes.

  695. Chantal says

    I love to grow herbs in pots right by the entry points to my house so I can enjoy the fragrance when I walk past.

  696. Teresa Parish says

    I like to grow different types of heirloom tomatoes. We also have a blueberry patch. I had beautiful roses last year – we’ll see what this year brings. Such wonderful garden tools!

  699. Denise Winder says

    My favorite thing I grew this year were butternut squash. They grew crazy good, were prolific and I was able to share my county with my dad and a cousin that love them, too.

  700. Julia says

    My favorite thing to grow is succulents! Recently expanded to trying a bonsai tree and its going great 🙂

  701. Rob E says

    This year I grew tomatoes with some herb companions basil, chives, and parsley in a big container. When the parsley got out of hand it forced me to make chimichurri sauce for a flank steak!

  702. Carol says

    It’s so hard to pick, but I couldn’t do without homegrown tomatoes. They are so good in season and so good roasted and frozen for pastas and pizzas during winter and spring.

  703. Stacey says

    Parsley, because it actually grows in my shady, moist backyard. Sadly, the bunnies like it too.

  706. Monica B says

    Cucumbers!! I have had the best luck with them. Bugs seem to eat and bother everything else I try to grow but the cucumbers always persevere! And I grow them in pots 🙂

  707. Bri says

    My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes and basil! If I win these beautiful garden tools though I will gift them to my Mom who is an amazing gardener & would die of happiness to receive these. What a great giveway Mavis – thank you!!

  710. Erica says

    Our favorite things to grow in our Maine garden are cherry tomatoes and burpless cukes. Best eaten fresh, warm from the sun and a little dirt never hurt anyone .

  713. Tonya says

    Hi Mavis

    I grew up on a farm, so you would think I could grow anything, ha!
    Tomatoes seem to be the only thing that consistently grows well
    Thanks.

  714. April Bowen says

    These tools are beautiful! My favorite thing to grow in my garden is tomatoes. They are hardy, resilient, and abundant. The abundant harvest this summer gave me hope and something to look forward to each day in this very trying year!

  721. Nadia says

    Favorite thing to grow in my garden is tomatoes, of course! Nothing quite like fresh tomatoes in the summer!!

  722. Myria says

    I don’t really grow a garden, but the previous owners of our house left some strawberries in the backyard. My dogs just love rooting around and finding them as soon as they’re ripe. 🙂

  723. Judy Anderson says

    I love to grow double ruffle poppies in the spring and irises. All kinds of irises. And I have been so lucky to have a friend that has passed over fifty varieties to me from her garden. Love the garden tools.

  724. Sandy says

    My favorite thing to grow are HERBS. I like Parsley, Chives, Rosemary and Thyme, to name a few. But my favorite is Basil. It is such a versatile herb! Keep Smiling, Mavis.

  726. Sandy says

    I love to grow pumpkins! Over the years it has been exciting to watch the joy it brought our 3 sons and now our first granddaughter.

  728. Margaret Bushee says

    I love growing vines!!! I love finding hidden veggies that grow on them like the random, humongous zucchini!

  730. Rita C says

    My favorite things to see growing in the garden are FLOWERS to cut for bouquets- I never grow enough! My favorite veggie to grow is the sugar snap peas- first harvest of the spring is always so exciting.

  733. Joy says

    Hi from NC! What a generous give-away! Those tools are beautiful enough to hang as art! I have enjoyed your blog for many years. Thank you for sharing your musings and snippets of life. I’m so happy you are no longer in the HOA! Every spring when it starts to warm up, I rush to the garden center for tomatoes, basil and peppers. When I read about you starting your seeds indoors, it looks like so much waiting! I’m impatient, so I buy plants from the nursery. If I won a beautiful set of handmade implements, I would probably be able to overcome my impatience, and start sowing seeds early! Ha Ha!!

  734. Patricia Mayhew says

    I think my favorite thing to grow is green beans. I love to pick them and they are so easy to can. Tomato’s would a close second as I can make so many things with them such as salsa, spaghetti sauce, pizza sauce and of course just plain tomato’s.

  740. KATHY S HORT says

    French Filet green beans. So yummy!! I also like zucchini and summer squash. Really, all of the things that grow in my garden are my favs. 🙂

  742. Chyrl says

    That is a stunning set of tools! A true work of art! Homegrown tomatoes, on a bacon sandwich! I want one now!

  746. Sean says

    We’ve pretty much converted everything to jalepeños, sun gold tomatoes, cilantro, basil, and dill. Hurry Spring!

  748. Brenda says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is whatever I’m working on or thinking about at the time, lol. But in terms of numbers, I have the most day lilies counting by variety or just by sheer number of plants.

    Thanks Mavis!

  749. Carrie says

    These are absolutely beautiful! Our favorite thing to grow in the garden are tomatoes – we love using all of the green ones at end of season for a variation of pazole to stock our freezer.

  750. teresa says

    My absolute favorite thing to grow in the garden is butternut squash…I love them and use them for pies and smoothies and also roasted with rosemary…
    ~Have a lovely day!

  751. Nancy Risch says

    Tomatoes, peppers, zucchini, and herbs like cilantro and basil. I could basically do a salsa garden and that’s all I’d need!

  752. Dianna says

    I have two favorite things to grow in my garden! We love to grow all kinds of hot peppers and lots of cilantro. Yum!

  755. Ann says

    sugar snap peas. They grow so easily in my garden, taste so delicious, and the kids absolutely love them

  756. Stephanie says

    I love to garden – flowers, vegetables, herbs. My favorite would have to be heirloom tomatoes! I enjoy trying varieties new to me.

  760. Celeste says

    Flowers! Dahlias and sunflowers especially. They just make me so happy!

    Thank you for the giveaway!

  761. Brenda says

    My favorite flowers are bee balm. Over the years I realized that bee balm brings in all the pollinators. Some gardeners will say it is invasive however that is easy to correct by digging up a large piece and giving to friends and families or transplanting to another area.

    For a vegetable it would be green beans. I spoke with the director of our local food shelf and was informed that green beans are highly prized vegetable to give away to people. Therefore, I have enlarged a new area so that I can grow more beans to give away.

    Awesome looking gardening tools.

  763. Sharon D. says

    My favorite thing to grow in my garden is herbs. I love growing veggies and flowers but the herbs bring me the most joy.

  764. Linda R. says

    So many good things to grow in my gardens. Love to grow herbs – so easy and mostly hands off till it’s time to harvest. Favorite is probably peppers. I want tomatoes to be my favorite, but really, they are the most frustrating as they can go south so easily.

  766. Katherine Hawkes says

    My favorite thing to grow is zucchini. It just thrives and I could eat it every night. It also makes the best relish there is. My husband and son-in-law will eat it that relish with a fork if I don’t keep an eye on it. Good stuff!!!

  767. Hadley says

    I am only successful at basil, but my in-laws grow lots of things. My favorite of their garden is sweet potatoes.

  771. JoAnn P says

    I love to garden especially to grow tomatoes and basil. It is fun to watch anything grow as it begins to emerge from the earth and blossom.

  773. LeAnn Wooten says

    My favorite things to grow are lettuce and cabbage. Nothing compares to a home grown salad with different types of lettuce or a cabbage slaw. Yum!

  774. Carol says

    So hard to choose just one. My herb garden would have to top the list. Year round
    flavor you just step out and pick.

  775. Linda says

    Zucchini! BEST. VEGGIE. EVER!!!
    Ha! Easy to grow, versatile in recipes, & you get to bless (annoy?) your friends & family with the abundance!

  776. Fiona Jerome says

    For me it’s perpetual spinach. I love my greens, and it’s great to pick fresh for salads, smoothies, soups. I have several pots of it on the go and it just keeps chugging away replenishing itself all year round. Plus it’s very forgiving.

  778. Roslyn McNeill says

    Hi Mavis! my favorite thing to grow is beet greens, although sometimes I have a hard time for some reason 🙁

  784. Tammy says

    My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes (or possibly green beans). Growing them here in SC has been tricky, due to the pests that try to eat them before they ripen! One of these years I’ll figure it out!

  786. Cindy Brick says

    Green beans — they’re very reliable out here. A close second would be tomatoes, but we have trouble with them, except for cherry types — Colorado’s nights, in my part of the state, are too cool.

  791. Trish R says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden is potatoes. Always like opening a surprise gift to see how big and how many there are.

  796. Beth says

    Gosh, that’s hard! It’s like naming my favorite food! Probably broccoli in the cool months and tomatoes in the warmer months.

  798. Sara L says

    Wow – those are beautiful! My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes – nothing better than a homegrown tomato!!

  801. Jaime says

    I started growing more flowers this year and I tried growing lavender/purple zinnias that turned out BEAUTIFUL and plan to do it every year.
    For veggies, I just love fresh cucumbers (the chickens love them too).

  802. Tracey Roberts says

    I’m like you I love to grow everything and always grow lots of pumpkins. Hydrangeas are a favorite flower of mine to grow.

  803. Abbie Miller says

    My favorite thing to grow are any flowers that I can pick for arrangements to encourage people. Flowers always make the heart happy!

  804. Torry says

    My favorite thing to grow is roses. My favorite one is a Queen Elizabeth, which was on the property when we bought the house (almost 50 years ago).

  805. KL says

    I love to play in the dirt. I enjoy the flowers and get great satisfaction when my meals are home grown.

  807. Jennie Harris says

    Zucchini! Four huge plants this year, and they pumped out the zucchs. We couldn’t eat them all, so we shredded, bagged, and froze the extras. We will make some totally yummy chocolate chip zucchini breads for Christmas gifts in a couple weeks!

  808. Duchess of Java says

    Tomatoes are my favorite thing to grow in our garden. There is nothing better than homegrown tomatoes.

  809. Jamie says

    My favorite thing to grow is tomatoes and peppers. I can’t live without my homemade salsa to eat throughout the year!

  811. Barb H says

    I’ve tried desperately, for the last 5 years to grow anything in SC. I’d love to have some tomato plants actually live. Maybe these beautiful tools would bring me luck!

  812. Barb H says

    Have been trying to grow tomatoes in SC for 5 years with no success. Maybe these beautiful tools would help!

  816. Mary Pearce says

    My favorite thing to grow in the garden is chili peppers Nu Mex Big Jim. Medium heat, big meaty peppers that are good for a lot of different dishes.

  819. D. Logan says

    My favorite thing to grow is summer squash/zucchini. It’s silly really. They are one of the simplest things to grow, producing endless amounts of food as long as you don’t completely ignore them. I think that’s what I like though. No matter what else might fail in a given year, that is one plant I can always rely on to put a lot of delicious things on the table. It’s possible for the crop to fail, but it has always done so well for me that even when something goes after the plant, it still puts out a reasonable crop. Sometimes you just need a solid success in gardening to keep your spirits up when you have a bad year.

  821. Ann says

    I love gardening period but live in a place that is a bit difficult to grow a good garden. Bush beans always seem to do well and are delicious to eat too,

  822. Amiee says

    These garden tools look AMAZING! My favorite thing to grow in my garden is roses. I have red and pink so far, and now that I finally have more room (just moved into a new house!) I would love to grow some other colors too 🙂

  823. Rubie Morin says

    I love growing herbs . . . . being able to walk out my door and pick/clip what I need for a recipe is simply awesome! Fresh, clean, and SO good!

  824. Samantha San Souci says

    My favorites are lavender, thyme and rosemary. There is nothing like picking those fresh from the garden to use in my kitchen!

  829. Amanda says

    Strawberries! There is just something about being able to pick them and eat them when they are still warm from the sun.

  830. Lauren G says

    Peas, capsicums, and dahlias. This is my teenage daughter’s first year of planting the whole garden herself, and these are her favourites!

  831. Joann Davis says

    I am an avid gardener who enjoys planting a variety of flower bulbs and flowering shrubs such as azalea, hydrangea, camellia, verbena, clematis vines, daylilies, roses, irises, chrysanthemums, hosta, lilies, gladiolus and hemerocallis . Another favorite are the blackberries, blueberries and raspberries vines as well as muscadines grapes. They all are my favorites. I enjoy planting and watching each bulb, seed or plant grow in my gardens

  833. l bryant says

    Tomatoes and my NEW FAVORITE “ORANGE HONEYDEW MELON”. I become a tomato sandwich snob and eat them daily during the growing season. Now that I have tried orange honeydew melon i have found paradise!!

  834. lilton says

    Tomatoes! There is nothing better than a fresh tomato from the garden. I even made sure to get my tomatoes planted the year I had my son, in May, a mere 2 weeks before planting time!

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