Are you looking for that one plant that will grow so much produce that you can’t give it away, yet it has a flavorful taste and is good in either a salad, deep fried or just simply eaten raw with a bit of blue cheese dressing? Well, your search is over! For the cucumber is an excellent plant that doesn’t take too much room to grow, and with just a few plants, a bit of regular watering and some fertilizer, can produce more than a family of four could possibly use in a summer. When searching for that perfect cucumber variety to plant, there are one or two things to be aware of before you begin. First, be sure to buy a variety that is considered an “outdoor” plant instead of a “greenhouse” or indoor versions that is much more fragile and won’t do well in most outdoor situations. You can typically find these at the big orange box store or on the Internet. We generally, like to buy ours on line as it gives us a larger selection to choose from with the characteristics that we want. ......
Radishes are one of the easiest vegetables to grow, but like any vegetable there are more varieties than you can shake a stick at. Unfortunately, food diversity in the United States is not what it could be, so when you plant your garden this year, try planting a few varieties that are not commonly sold in your local supermarket. In general, most radishes that we are familiar with are the types that known by the names of Cherry Belle and Scarlet Globe, that is they are red, round and have no taste, but are filled with water. Yet, there are summer and winter radishes, they are small and round, long and thin, large and fat! Radishes also range in colors and if you search you can find them in red, yellow, white, purple and black. They range in size from the 1” 1-2 ounce variety we know and love to the 4-½ pound 24 inch monster known as the Asian Daikon radish, (very turnip like in size). .....
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