The Buy Nothing Project

[YourRabbitGirl]

https://buynothingproject.org/?fbclid=IwAR0XZw7e8yMB2Iuqr06p7vfZtHsa9FE9nDCpk7UDwSEqtKMhTSMt-TRFlnE

This could go right along with the Food is Free project. That's where you put out excess garden produce, fruit and eggs for anyone to take if they need it.

I do realize that most of us will can excess food, but there is a lot we can still share.

One year I had so many cucumbers I couldn't find people to take them. Yes, I made freezer cucumbers, etc. I even froze slices in bags to give to the chickens in the winter.

I had planted old seeds. Nothing happened. I planted a lot of new seeds. Then the old ones sprouted. Oh oh. And then the new ones. One day we picked over 70 cucumbers!

I really like the concept. its like producing everything from scratch... I hope i can hear from you guys some more soon.

 

[Mini Horses]

@Marianne -we haven't heard from you in a while --- all ok?

We miss you.

 

[YourRabbitGirl]

I can't grow cucumbers to save my life. Feel free to send some my way 🤣

It's always nice to have cucumbers. I hope I can plant some at my backyard so I can just trim some for my own consumption.. any easy tips on growing cucumbers around the house?

 

[Lazy Gardener]

Cucumbers should be a super easy crop for you. They are heat lovers. i plant them every year. Some years, I get a bumper crop, other years, I get just enough for fresh eating. My favorite variety is Suyo Long. It grows about 12" long, though best harvested at 10" or less. Tender, never bitter, open pollinated. Cukes do best if given a sturdy trellis to grow on.

 

[baymule]

I only grow cucumbers every 2-3 years. I can spicy sweet pickles that we love. Cucumbers over produce so many, that I don’t have to grow them every year.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

I still have pickles from 2018. but, I plant cukes every year b/c I so love fresh cucumbers. My lament: They don't come on strong until after the lettuce has bolted. My yearly challenge: have both lettuce and cukes that are at their prime at the same time in the growing season. Even when lettuce is not available, thinly sliced cukes take up the slack on the dinner table.

 

[wyoDreamer]

I would love a good pickle recipe. No-one seems to have a recipe around here that turns out good pickles.

 

[Lazy Gardener]

What kind of pickles do you like? dilly, sweet? Cucumber? other veggie?

 

[baymule]

I would love a good pickle recipe. No-one seems to have a recipe around here that turns out good pickles.

Here is a link to my favorite pickle recipe, I have made these since I was in high school. These make the best deviled eggs, I add a little of the syrup to the egg yolks and minced pickles. On a hamburger, they are fantastic. I love these pickles and even people who don't like pickles, like these.

CRISP pickle recipe!! For ya'll that are tired of soggy pickles!

Mamma Wall's Spicy Sweet Pickles My spicy sweet pickle recipe came from my great grandmother to my grandmother to me. I made 20 pints and 4 quarts this summer. I make it from memory, better write it down before I lose my mind LOL! Start this process early in the morning so you will have time...

www.theeasygarden.com

 

[YourRabbitGirl]

Cucumbers should be a super easy crop for you. They are heat lovers. i plant them every year. Some years, I get a bumper crop, other years, I get just enough for fresh eating. My favorite variety is Suyo Long. It grows about 12" long, though best harvested at 10" or less. Tender, never bitter, open pollinated. Cukes do best if given a sturdy trellis to grow on.
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]I believe that would be a different variation compared to what we have here in the Philippines.. I hope someone can send me some seeds so i can start planting different kinds of plants in my backyard garden.