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I live near Atlanta and it has been awful. We got a little rain this evening and that cooled things off for a little while. I've lost 2 japanese maples because of the drought and heat.

Here in Georgia, near Atlanta, we have had two Japanese maples for about 10 years. They have done very well and grown and seemed to be happy. Last year our neighbors dut many trees which made me happy because it opened up new areas to vegetable gardening. One of the Japanese maples ended up...

That's the first thing I thought too, but I have had a Texas Star hibiscus that looks very much like that. Everyone looked at me kind of funny when I took them into to the garden and it was right by the gate.

Lovely. Welcome. What part of the world are you gardening in?

Carol Dee, your relish looks good and would use up even more cucumbers. Here's one more relish recipe that I made today. It is more spicy. Smoky Pepper Relish 4 cups diced seeded cucumbers 3 cups diced red bell peppers 3 cups diced cubanelle peppers 1 cup finely chopped onion 1/2 cup picling...

It's kind of hard to believe that the frozen ones wouldn't be all mushy. I'll have to give that a try. Here's the next recipe Dill Relish 4 pounds pickling cucumbers 1/4 cup pickling salt 1 tsp turmeric 2 cups water 1/2 pound onion 2 & 1/2 Tbsp sugar 1 Tbsp dill weed 1 Tbsp dill seed 2 cups...

Carrot and Cucumber Relish makes 5 to 6 half pints 4 cups finely chopped unpeeled cucumbers 2 cups grated carrots 1 cup finely chopped onions 3 T pickling salt 1 1/2 cups cider vinegar 1 1/2 cups sugar 2 tsp mustard seed 2 tsp celery seed 1 tsp fennel seed In a large bowl combine vegetables...

Carol Dee, I would like to see your recipe also.

I made two kinds of relish today. I am tired. One was sweet, Cucumber Carrot Relish and also ad dill pickle relish. I've been chopping and soaking and hot water bathing all day. I'm tired. I'm planning on doing one more kind tomorrow, Three Pepper Chipotle Relish. It's in a magazine about...

pickel relish sounds good. I had not thought of that. Now the hunt for the perfect recipe. Thanks. But if anyone can think of mroe, keep them coming. I've got a lot of cucumbers.

Hello, My neighbor just brought me about 25 pounds of cucumbers, most of which are very big to make pickles or whatever with. She had been gone a few days and was overrun with them. So she shared. Do you have any ideas for how I can use the ones that have great big seeds? I guess I can just...

There is a recipe book kind of like this out there, called Well-Preserved, by Eugenia Bone. Of course you would have different recipes. She does also give lots of canning advice and talks about equipment and such. She also talks about freezing fruits and vegetables and smoking meat. I think...

Mine are not doing as well as I had hoped, but still not too bad. I have had buckets of black cherry, red currant, Tess's Land Race and sungolds. The red currants tend to crack so i have to get them before they do that. That has been a disappointment. The black cherry's are delicious and so...

Cut 3 pounds of roma type tomatoes in quarters. Cut 1 large vidalia onion in chunks crush and peel 4 - 6 cloves garlic Spray two large oven pans or glass baking dishes with olive oil spray. Divide vegetables on each pan. Sprinkle each pan with 1 Tablespoon of balsamin vinegar and salt and...

We have been part of a CSA for 4 years. Our front porch is a pick-up spot for the people who live in town. It is great. We get mostly produce, sometimes some extras from other local producers, like cheese or pasta. The first year we had trouble eating it all, but after I radically changed...