Above is a modification of a recipe I found online, originally for zucchini sweet relish. I made lots of changes and notes when I wrote down the recipe on the card, but I always kept all the ratios of acidic elements and non-acidic elements essentially the same, so I still trust this as an “approved” [...]
Posts Tagged ‘cucumber’
4 Aug
Cucumbers growing on a trellis
The cucumbers are growing up the trellis I made from sticks that fell into my back yard this March and April. I just laid them out on the ground in an arrangement that worked, tied them together with twine and stuck them in the ground. This is actually (like most of the photos I post) [...]
30 Jul
Potted cucumbers
The cucumbers I’m growing on my patio in a container are doing well enough, considering how often they need to be watered. The bottom leaves are yellowing and dying now, but I’m getting a few veggies from the plant. Overall I’m happy with it. It’s a neat decoration, if nothing else.
28 Jul
Canning tomatoes
I love Mrs. Wages. Don’t tell my wife. Actually, I think my wife loves Mrs. Wages too. I have harvested over 18 pounds of tomatoes so far this year from the back yard. I have also learned to do canning in glass jars! I’m very excited about having this skill now. It’s very comforting to [...]
16 Jun
Garden changing weekend ramble
The lettuces are done. They never made a head…it just got too warm for them and now they are bitter and milky inside. I pulled all of them out. We did eat 5 or 6 salads from the garden. The last bed of radishes did not form bulbs…headless! All carrots are coming along slowly, very [...]
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