Cucumber Varieties

Straight Eight Cucumbers

Straight Eight Cucumbers remind me of the typical cucumber that you buy in the grocery store but taste so much better fresh.  The name is very basic since it means that this cucumber grows “straight” up to “eight” inches long! I got these seeds from Botanical Interests.  The seed packet recommends growing the seeds in […]

General Gardening

Harvest and Store Tomatoes

I harvest tomatoes after they turn to majority of their forever color.  Unless you want fried green tomatoes, you should harvest tomatoes when they are red, yellow, brown, etc.  If you are not sure if the tomato is ready, don’t be shy and just call the seed company. When harvesting, you can gently twist it […]

Pepper Varieties

Lunchbox Peppers

As for sweet peppers, I am growing the Lunchbox Pepper Mix from Johnny’s Selected Seeds.  These peppers are small snack sized. This packet mix contains an equal amount of seeds for red, orange and yellow peppers.  I am growing 4 plants but I am not quite sure yet if I will get all three colors or […]