JOHNS ISLAND — Dale Snyder plants tomato and cucumber seeds, weeds rows of cabbages and gauges the temperature of fermenting, soil-enhancing compost.

It’s unlikely that the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, who lent his name to the snack, ever went for the cucumber option. The Earl wanted something tidily substantial to refresh his efforts at the card table, not some prissy confection.

Warmer weather will trigger those warm-season vegetables to take off in your garden. With green new growth comes potential for pesky garden pests. If you had cucumbers or muskmelons that suddenly turned brown and died last year, you may have had a disease known as bacterial wilt.

Buying a cucumber and going to get bread are among excuses given by motorists in Dorset trying to explain breaches of road rules, it is revealed.

Buying a cucumber and going to get bread are among excuses given by motorists trying to explain breaches of road rules, it is revealed.

A salmon dish that can take the place of a traditional tuna salad

Pyongyang, May 11 (KCNA) — A high-yielding species of cucumber is growing at the hydroponic greenhouse of the Pyongyang Vegetable Science Institute. The species is strong in resistance to epidemics and grows well even in low temperature and with a little amount of sunshine.

Cucumber or hot tamale? How do you react when the chips are down?

Vegetable gardening is an adventure that is filled with challenges, only one of which is insect pests, said University of Illinois Extension horticulture specialist Ron Wolford.

Wetlands preserve is an important sanctuary for wildlife; town commits $80,000 to monitoring in 2011 budget By Bob Berwyn SUMMIT COUNTY — The Cucumber Gulch Preserve is an alpine oasis for wildlife, and could become even more important for Colorado birds, as a recent federal report showed that one quarter of all avian species

A management plan for the highly-sensitive Cucumber Gulch Preserve open space area in Breckenridge and its associated research are under scrutiny by town officials in the upcoming weeks. At its work session at 3 p.m. in Town Hall to Copyright 2011 Summit Daily News. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Summit …

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A contract worker for Alpha Natural Resources has pleaded guilty to lying to federal investigators about training practices at the companys Cucumber Mine in McDowell County. Raymond C. Dawson, 57, of Raysal, pleaded guilty to a single …

Serves: 1/ Preparation time: 5 minutes / Total time: 5 minutes Cut calories by using half margarita mix and half cucumber water. To make the cucumber water, add 1/2 medium peeled and sliced cucumber to 2 quarts of water. Refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. Lime wedges

IPOH: Northern Perak is becoming well-known for freshwater fishing and dining. One of the outlets that have contributed to the popularity of freshwater fish dining is Sun Kong Restaurant in Kampung Baru Air Kala, Lenggong.

Brits have blown millions of dollars on royal wedding paraphernalia, including a boom in cucumber sales.