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Hillary Gross
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What to do with one cucumber
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Started this discussion. Last reply by TAR HEEL May 5.

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Hillary Gross and Stephanie Brown are now friends
August 8
Hillary,If I only had 2 or 3? I'd just eat 'em. The way you ''preserve'' them, is to pickle them. I assume that you would be using glass jars, once sealed/capped you cant break the seal to add more....slice 'em up. good-luck.
May 5
Oh my gosh! I must be ancient, because I remember Euell Gibbons!
May 5
I always used the first couple of cucumbers as "Summer Pickles". Basically add onions, garlic, carrots, and sliced cucumbers to a bowl with salt, vinegar, oil, and whatever herbs I had. It will keep in the fridge for at least 5 or 6 days. Beyond tha…
May 5
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I am a beginner gardener this spring and I am enjoying the heck out of this forum and all of the great advice. I have been growing all kinds of veggies this spring and one of them is a boston pickling cucumber. I just love seeing them develop and ri…
May 5
Good for you Karen! HOA's are rediculous!
May 3
My husband and I are from the Northeast and these do not exist up there..............yet. Imagine our surprise when we had these people at our door the first month we moved in. Whining about everything from trees being cut down (the property was ove…
May 3
You're right Hillary. That's rediculous to require grass only lawns. Are they trying to create stepford homes? Same size, same color scheme, with identical lawns? It's overcontrol. And personally, I feel that HOA rules are based on the personal pref…
April 10
Those are really great points, Michelle. Thanks for the advice. What I would like to change in our HOA rules is to eliminate the requirement that there be a certain amount of grass in each property. Here in Florida we are always having to be conciou…
April 10
I have never lived under the covenants of an HOA. I used to work in real estate, so I am familiar with some of their rediculous requirements. But they vary. I'm not sure what the issues are you wish to challenge. Maybe you can elaborate on that for…
April 10
I agree...I really wish they would do away with these! How did we survive all those years without them???? I am on our board, as is my husband, but we have managed to change the complexion of the management a little. Before it was gestapo in nature.…
April 10
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My better-half has been a CAM for over 15 years. You would have to go to one of the Association meetings and have the Board vote on it. It could take some time if there is quite a bit of opposition. The opposition will say that if there aren't stand…
March 23
Hillary Gross added a discussion to the group Kitchen Gardens, Southern Style
How can I get my Home Owners Association on board with the concept of reducing or eliminating the front lawn requirement that has been the rediculous rule for so long here in Florida ? Any advice is welcome.
March 23
Hillary Gross joined Jared's group
Discussion in this group includes what edibles perform well in our heat and humidity (and also mild winters), favorite ways to prepare a Southern dish or meal, and favorite local restaurants or chefs.
March 23

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Hi Hillary Gross, Welcome to KGI, I'm sure you'll find the community interesting. If there is anythimg I can do to help, then please just leave a comment on my page.

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Where do you live and garden?
My central Florida home
How long have you been growing food?
< 1 year
Dream garden travel destination:
Pacific Northwest
Favorite foods:
chocolate, heirloom tomatoes and cucumbers, garlic, pasta, everything else!
 
 

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Created by Ian Jun 7, 2009 at 7:28pm. Last updated by Ian Jun 8.

Forum Policy

Hi, I'm starting to put together a few guidlines on using the discussion forum on here.

I would be happy to hear any comments you may have.  This is very much a work in progress so plese feel free to ask me to add anything you think is needed.

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Created by Ian May 23, 2009 at 1:55am. Last updated by Ian May 25.

Climate maps

Hi following recent discussion I have put climate maps of the USA, Australia and Europe on here for reference..

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Hi Everyone,  I've started to collect together recipes from various posts on the site and put them all together here.

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US STATE ABBREVIATIONS

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HOW TO - MAKE COMPOST

Recently there was an excellent discussion about composting. I’ve pulled together all the various comments here. You can also watch KGI's video on composting here.

 

 

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I used to have a tumbler that we made from a wine-barrel but

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