Recent content by sunnychooks

Is there anything I can do with cucumbers, besides pickles? I have an abundance of them and we don't eat pickles (or use relish). Is there any way to save them? We're sick of salads!!!

I got a bit carried away with my cucumbers this year and have WAY more than I can use. Does anyone have any recipes that uses LOTS of cukes? These are a table variety, so I don't think pickling is an option.

I vote for zucchini as a confidence booster to newbies! You'll get loads! :) My vote is for tomatoes, sweet peppers and some type of leaf lettuce. Good luck and have fun!!!

Thank you both so much. This is exactly the information I was hoping to get! The article is excellent!!! :)

I have loads of tomatoes that are pulling my plants down (even though they're supported). I've been taking the tomatoes that are just starting to turn red and letting them ripen indoors so that there wouldn't be as much weight on the plant. I hear so much about about vine-ripened fruit and...

I planted eggplant 4 days ago and the leaves are turning white. They are turning white from the vein in the middle of the leave outward. After they turn there looks like there are small holes developing. What is this? It's not affecting any of the other veggies (peas, sweet peppers, 2 varieties...

Okay, here are the pics (This is so embarrassing!). I spent the better part of the day pulling these blasted things up from around the plants. These pictures are the worst spots, but I definitely don't want to deal with this again. Now I need to figure out a suitable mulch. Any Ideas?

Would it be possible to have a "sticky" at the top of the "Weeds" forum with pictures that identify different types of weeds (and maybe what to do about them)? Thanks!

Last year was my first year with a veggie garden. I used newspaper as mulch and it worked pretty well. This year, between rain, work and laziness (I admit it) I didn't put any type of mulch down. I have weeds that I can only describe as "ground cover". What are they? What is the best way to deal...