When my husband and I went to Germany a few years ago in the spring, we were awed by the hundreds of rapseed meadows that lined the back roads we were taking -- acres of beautiful yellow flowers above really bright greenery. We asked the locals about it and they said they were planted during WWII, when the country was looking for alternative sources for oil.

Does anyone know: is rapseed something that can be grown in this country? And if so, can it be done on a small scale (like in my 2 acre garden)? I'd love to get any advice on how to plant it in my "memory garden" out back...