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 …

It has sure been a nice growing season this year. The rains have been timely, and not having an early frost has resulted in a bumper production of veggies.

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…

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…

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.

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 …

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…

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 …

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…

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, …

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…

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 …

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 , were are the organic tips. Wow another pointless miss titled vid from expertvillage well done. … on July September 1st, 2010 …

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

Besides from a few vegetable plants and the much loved house- plants in my home growing up, my passion for gardening went largely undiscovered until my early twenties, during the time I refer to lovingly as my spiritual crisis. Immediately after college, my interest in holistic health, … I garden professionally because I so desperately want to share the full, feathery beauty of a…

Cucumber –Staying Cool in the Shade. The cucumber plant has been growing and tucked away under all of the leaves is this lovely specimen. I think a pickled cucumber salad is in my future. Labels: Cucumber . posted by earlysnowdrop @ 9:55 …