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Life's Small Blessings: Changes
September 3, 2010 – 4:37 pm | No Comment

I put in some of our wonderful worm compost and ended up growing 4 cucumber plants :) This is a nice surprise.. I don’t know if they will produce or not but I can’t wait to find out. If they do I’ll have to remember to set seeds back to …

Life with Girls!: How does your garden grow?
September 3, 2010 – 2:54 pm | No Comment

Here is my pumpkin plant mixing with my watermelon. My cucumber decided to grow up the side. I don’t mind :) . We enjoyed this cucumber last night with dinner. Nothing like fresh garden veggies!! And here is Ana’s sunflower she started …

Note from a Conflicted Gardener
September 3, 2010 – 8:00 am | No Comment

As related to salads, it’s especially good while it is tender; late in the weed- growing season. When the plant flowers, it may become too tough for salads; but I haven’t experienced that yet. If you decide to eat your weeds, along with us, … It looks like a miniature jade plant ; its moisture-rich leaves are crispy, and said to be a little tart and peppery. Our first…

Rambling Anne: Cucumber beetles & Gourds
September 3, 2010 – 5:54 am | No Comment

Little, yellow, different… it is the ever pesky Cucumber beetle. If they flourish in your garden, even Advil won’t help minimize the pain. They attack an assortment of plants and in their larva stage they are also known as corn rootworms. In some zones these bugs have even figured … I am still working on it. I have a few ideas.. but for now I have to count how…

What plants to grow in patio year round?
September 3, 2010 – 2:46 am | No Comment

you can do strawberries in hanging containers. cucumbers will be hard because they need to spread.they grow low to the ground and you wouldn’t have a pot long enough to do the cucumbers . What plants to grow in patio year round? …

Vine Clips 50 pack | VegandFlower.com
September 3, 2010 – 12:22 am | No Comment

Used in operations to support tomato/ cucumber vines, etcThe locking clip insures it will not come open with plant weight stressSafe way to support plants .

Cucumber Flower – 244/365 | JMaz Photo
September 2, 2010 – 7:39 pm | No Comment

The cucumber plant in our garden is making a run up the garden fence. It seems quite happy doing so as well. I think this more of a growing tip than a flower.

Exciting Times: How Can Summer Be Winding Down?
September 2, 2010 – 5:09 pm | No Comment

This cucumber plant really likes climbing up the pine tree. I reached into the branches and picked 3 huge cucumbers day before yesterday for a creamy salad. The vines continue to grow and blossom, they must have really hit some good …

High Plains Food Bank: Armenian Cucumbers
September 2, 2010 – 4:08 pm | No Comment

This tasty cucumber is a great economical choice for a home gardener. This picture shows a healthy crop of the ones growing in our Garden (it’s 24″ long). The Taste. Armenian Cucum bers have a sweeter flavor profile, but still have that …

A Handmade Life: Garden Love Update
September 2, 2010 – 3:32 pm | No Comment

And the cucumbers …yikes! Usually I am happy to get a couple cukes off of each plant but this year, in this soil, I am getting at least a box full from each plant . We only planted one lemon cucumber plant and we’ve had so many lemon cukes off it that it just … It just makes growing so, so easy to begin with and then…

GFFT 2.03: What's Fresh Farmer? – Get Fresh Guide
September 2, 2010 – 3:13 pm | No Comment

In addition to salad and pickling cucumbers they have also been growing these tasty Lemon Cucumbers . Eric picks one for us all to snack on as we cruise around the greenhouses. We eat them just like an apple and its the perfect refresher on … We take a little munch and …

How to save your seed and keep it safe How about a spice rack …
September 2, 2010 – 12:50 pm | No Comment

If you’re growing heirloom vegetables and want to save the seed, this article from the University of Illinois is a great help. Not all seed should be saved and doing it properly insures next year’s seeds viability. … For example, cucumber seeds at the eating stage are not ripe and will not germinate if saved. You must allow the fruit and seed to fully mature. Because seed set reduces the vigor of the…

Diary of a Locavore: The Local Food Report: two pickle recipes
September 2, 2010 – 12:44 pm | No Comment

I’ve been talking with farmers all over the Cape about what varieties of cucumbers they’re growing this summer, and the Lemon is just one. There are all sorts of other unusual varieties—the Miniature White I mentioned above, …

trash piles and in litter in corn and bean fields — My Blog …
September 2, 2010 – 5:18 am | No Comment

This leads to some confusion when the larva is a rootworm and the adult is a cucumber beetle. There is a second generation in the summer, and the later adults are attracted to vine crop and other plant flowers. … Once the ear of corn is growing , they eat the end kernels. Many will fly to other crops…

Steak and Berries » Blog Archive » pick of the day: lemon cucumber
September 2, 2010 – 4:45 am | No Comment

I suppose part of me assumed that it would simply be a cucumber with a slight tinge of lemon. Oh no. Lemon Cucumber does not taste like a lemon – it looks like a lemon, and it’s fabulous! Imagine my delight when I f0und my plant growing …

How to Raise Organic Vegetables : Organic Gardening Tips | Time To …
September 2, 2010 – 1:40 am | No Comment

Get tips for growing organic peppers, tomatoes and garlic in your vegetable garden in this free gardening video lesson for beginners. Expert: Gale Gassiot Bio: Gale Gassiot makes her own organic compost or “gardener’s black gold.” This entry was posted on Wednesday, September 1st, … fatturdburger says: great she got a little cucumber