DIY

It’s been a busy couple days in the garden. The heat has finally broken and I can get outside without melting. What’s Happening?

One Growbox is done, the zucchini and cucumbers …
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Last week I was tucking into some bibimbap (a lovely light Korean dish heavy on vegetables) for lunch and the ingredient that struck me the most was the pickled ginger carrots. Crisp, cool, …
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When we last looked at the different growing techniques, there was not a big difference between between the Growboxes and the Squarefoot gardening methods.

As of this weekend, there is …
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The other day while I was smoking some pork butts for BBQ I had some time on my hands as well as about 5 lbs of cucumbers. I’ve made sweet pickles, …
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I made a trip over to the veggie plot. It is terribly over grown and the only thing surviving are the peppers and tomatoes. Not sure what happened to the …
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What’s going to make it Carolina style you ask? For one thing it’s the sauce, BBQ sauces are highly regional, and even in North Carolina there are different favorites. I …
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It was happy to have a cool breeze tonight after dinners as I  poked around the garden. What a break from recent days. Let’s take a look at the peppers …
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As I mentioned I have a whole bunch of cucumbers to use up. And I just picked another 2.5 lbs!

This time I’ve made sweet relish – (from Balls Blue …
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The day I returned from Tennessee I picked over 9lbs of cucumbers. More pickles or at least relish seems in order.

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