Kitchen Garden: Cucumbers

by Gene Henson

Cucumber is another popular fruit (yup, you read that right) that can be seen in most Kitchen Gardens. Because it’s a traveling vine, it doesn’t lend itself to well to raised beds. No matter which variety you grow, it rambles through the garden and sometimes, they hide beneath the leaves. 

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The Kitchen Garden – Raised Beds

by Gene Henson

My grandmother had one and there’s a good chance yours did too. The concept of kitchen gardens is not new. My grandmother, well into her nineties, bristled at the thought of not gardening when her children suggested that she forgo all the hard work.

Her garden was about 50 feet [...]