Organic Seed Dreamin'--Cucumbers!

I got my Seed Saver's catalog in the mail.  Gotta' love Seed Savers!  Based in Iowa they have made it their mission to collect heirloom varieties of vegetable seeds.  I'm looking at a Japanese climbing cucumber for my apartment garden.  Garden UP! 

I'm going to try two varieties of cucumbers this year.....Japanese Climber and Russian Pickling--being a gardener in Seattle, I've found that Russian varieties of vegetables tend to do well here (shorter growing season).  I'm hoping that between the two of them I'll be set for pickles and sliced cucumber all summer long this year!

Oh what I would give for a fresh, sun-warmed cucumber from the garden.  Seed Saver's has 20 varieties of cukes to choose from! So, now I've figured out what I'm going to get with regards to cukes.......next time?  Tomatoes!

Garden Furniture

Ok. A while back I detailed how to make garden containers out of furniture, but what about making furniture gardens!!

Check out these great designs for a living bean wall divider and a lettuce table by Judy Hosack at the Re-nest website.

Many thanks to my sister Shannon for info on this!

ROCK ON! I think I'm going to construct one of these to make up for the 80 days of sun we have a year on average here in Seattle.

Photo by Judy Hosack at Flicker.