Whew, it has been one eventful growing season over here! 2020 brought a lot of new gardening challenges, chief among them was my quest to grow from seed. As a general novice in this gardening field, I decided to dive right in this spring by starting a bunch of seeds indoors. Mainly because I was…
I don’t know about you, fellow gardeners, but I have been harvesting cucumbers every day for a few weeks now. No complaints here because I love cucumbers & it is always fun trying out new ways to prepare them. I already created a recipe for cucumber salad, which is a favorite in our house, but…
Victory gardens are back in a big way & many brand new gardeners are looking to plant their own fruits, vegetables & herbs due to the current times of uncertainty that we are facing. Growing your own produce is always an excellent decision & creating your very own victory garden is a lot easier than…
I just couldn’t pass up the opportunity to try to grow cucumbers by seed this year during my gardening from seed quest of 2020. So far, I have seed started impatiens & gazania flowers indoors, as well as tomato seeds 3 different ways with varying results. I also planted peas & marigold seeds outside. I…
If your garden has been anything like mine then you must be overwhelmed with cucumbers by now. Nary a day has gone by where I haven’t harvested a new cuc this growing season. If you haven’t had the pleasure of growing your own cucumbers then give it a try next year. Cucumbers are one of…
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