In the years since we turned our front yard here in the District of Columbia into a kitchen garden we’ve had few problems with pests or diseases. I attributed our good fortune to being fairly isolated from any large plantings of vegetables. How would the pests find us? I also figured we were just brilliant gardeners, […]
We just picked another load of cucumbers and I knew exactly what I was going to do with them. There are so many ways to pickle cucumbers, but we have our favorites. Besides the classic deli-style dills, we like this spicy “Cajun” version that’s packed with hot red peppers, red onion, oregano, chili powder and a bevy […]
Yes, we were so organized this year we already have our first pickling cucumbers of the season. As we know only too well, we will soon be inundated. These cucumber plants are stealthy fellows. No sooner have you picked a bucket of them, they are making new ones overnight. How fast can you mix salt […]
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