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If you have ever had trouble growing certain vegetables like cucumbers in your garden, it may not be the soil that is the problem. It is more than likely that you don’t have a good way to attract bees. Throw ...

My summer garden this past season included a bumper crop of cucumbers, and what a treat they were. Cucumbers add a delicious crunch to salads, and they are tasty by themselves as a quick snack, especially on a hot day. ...

  Jack may have followed a beanstalk up into the clouds, but beans aren’t the only vegetables that love an excuse to reach heavenwards. Vertical gardening offers a number of benefits compared to traditional gardening, and is a technique which ...

Some garden plants require intense diligence and extensive resources to coax out a single flower or handful of berries. Other species, however, are determined producers, bearing bushel after bushel of fresh, sun-ripened, bounty. Want to get the most “bang” for ...

  Pickling is not just about cucumbers and green tomatoes. Pickling, in fact, is a great way to preserve and enjoy your daily catch of fish. Making your own pickled fish is both easy and can be accomplished with a ...

If you enjoy cucumbers in your salads or on your sandwiches, you are not alone. Cucumbers, which originated in India about 3,000 years ago, are the world’s fourth most cultivated vegetable and are thought of as one of nature’s superfoods. ...

Even though I’m not Korean, I grew up in a home that always had kimchi around. Which is not at all common for a Filipino household. But my mother happened to have a recipe of that favorite  delicacy of our ...

Previously we looked at ways to dry and store seeds. This time, we’ll be exploring the specifics involved in harvesting and saving seeds from your favorite fruits and vegetables. Tomatoes I have personally had good luck with leaving tomato plants ...

September 7, 2012 Do you need simple instructions on how to can pickles? If you have cucumbers, and need a way to create homemade dill pickles, here is a simple way to do it! Previous Video

September 6, 2012 Do you need simple instructions on how to can pickles? If you have cucumbers, and need a way to create homemade dill pickles, here is a simple way to do it! Previous Video