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Jul 17

17 Zucchini: What to Do Before They Escape

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post 17 Zucchini: What to Do Before They Escape appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. It’s July in Redmond and I have a problem. Specifically, I have seventeen zucchini on my counter, three more hiding under leaves the size of a kindergartner, and my daughters have stopped making eye...

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Jul 10

How to Blanch and Freeze Vegetables from Your Garden

The Cheap Vegetable Gardener

The post How to Blanch and Freeze Vegetables from Your Garden appeared first on The Cheap Vegetable Gardener. July hit and suddenly I had more green beans than I knew what to do with. Like, embarrassing amounts. Two plants I stuck in as an afterthought, and now there’s a colander full every...

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