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pumpkin | puree | recipe

Simple pumpkin cheescake recipe
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

alt=”pumpkin_cheesecake” src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?resize=550%2C320″ srcset=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?w=550&ssl=1 550w, https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pumpkin_cheesecake.jpg?resize=300%2C174&ssl=1 300w” sizes=”auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px” /> I made my first pumpkin cheesecake a few years back and has been a recurring addition to our Thanksgiving dinner ever since then…though baking cheesecakes can be/sound a bit intimidating with a few techniques mentioned below it can be pretty easy to have success on your first attempt. In addition this is also a great way to…

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Pucchini | pumpkin | zucchini

Crossbred pumpkin and zucchini? Is that a pumpzini or Pucchini?
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”550″ height=”309″ /> So past few years I have been collecting seeds from my luxury pie pumpkins to plant the next year. Everything was going as planned, they sprouted on the grow box brought them outside when the temperature was right and planted them in the garden. They made a long vine and sprawled throughout my hard, then came the fruit… Instead of the typical nice small round baby…

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tomato

How to make your tomatoes turn red?
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

alt=”” width=”425″ height=”286″ border=”0″ /> While going searching my logs I noticed the query in the topic. My first response, in my sarcastic mind was, “Uh red paint, maybe a red permanent marker?” After some more serious thought I did get some more helpful ideas. Don’t be greedy: I know it is hard when you want to get as many delicious tomatoes as possible and you let your plants…

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jalapeno | peppers | seed saving

How to save jalapeno seeds
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

src=”https://i0.wp.com/www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/IMG_4118.jpg?resize=500%2C371″ alt=”IMG_4118″ width=”500″ height=”371″ /> I am attempting to grow the best pepper plants I can indoors (grow box) so I started with jalapeno peppers. They grow relatively small 2-3 feet and require 2-3 gallon container for growing. While this is fine for an outdoor garden, though indoors I can only sacrifice 1 gallon container. This summer I grew several jalapeno plants which spent half of their life in…

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seed saving | seed storing | seeds | tomato

How to save tomato seeds
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

alt=”001″ width=”525″ height=”394″ border=”0″ /> It is really easy to save tomato seeds is a little more difficult that other vegetables seeds, but with a little patience and the right technique you can save your seeds with very little effort. Step 1: Get the seeds. The easiest way to get to your seeds it do cut the tomato across the hemisphere as shown below. This will give you easy…

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DIY | self watering | tomato | upside down planter

Tomatoes: Upside down, Ground, and Self Watering Container
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

On of a common questions I still get is, do you still grow tomatoes upside down? Does that really work better than just planting in the ground? Well I decided to do a little experiment and start several tomato plants from seeds and grow two in an official Topsy Turvy planter, two in the ground with fertile soil, and one in a homemade self watering container. Each plant was…

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honey

how to fix crystallized honey (chunky)
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”549″ height=”412″ /> Got that little bear of honey but it is all chunky and won’t come out? Just place it in a mason jar and fill with hot water (tap or boiling can work) and loosely add a lid to keep some of the heat in. Check on it in a few minutes and you should have nicely flowing honey again. Still a little chunky? Repeat the process…

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banana | ripe

Strange banana ripening
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”549″ height=”412″ /> This is definitely a first for me, sort of a happy accident so the bananas do not ripen all at once and end up with a bunch of overripe ones before you can eat them…if only I could determine how to make this happen on purpose I could make millions 🙂

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planter | product review | trellis

Ultimate Plant Cage/Stake/Plant clip review
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”549″ height=”412″ /> This nice people at Global Garden Friends were nice enough to send me a few of their product to try out with my garden this year and given today I was bringing out my cucumbers, tomatoes, zucchini, and pumpkins from the grow box it seemed like a great time to put them to the test. The first product I tried out was their Ultimate Plant Cage…

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Uncategorized

Cheap desktop aquaponics system
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”549″ height=”412″ /> I wanted to create a fun project with my daughter and a proof of concept for an aquaponics setup to have running in my grow box. For those of you new to this concept this is growing plants in a soilless environment (much like hydroponics) but instead of paying for expensive nutrients you use naturally occurring bacteria and fish poop to grow plants. Now there are…

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small garden

How to make the most of a small garden
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

Today’s post was written by Ricky, who works for www.SwallowAquatics.co.uk. Ricky is a garden lover and enjoys nothing more than spending time in his own, diminutive but beautiful garden. So the size of your yard leaves a little – okay, a lot – to be desired, but that doesn’t mean you should permanently hang up your secateurs. You’ll be surprised at what you can squeeze into your space with…

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guest post | pests | toads

Giving the Toads a Happy Home with Earth, Water and… Garden Furniture?
ByThe Cheap Vegetable Gardener

width=”550″ height=”367″ /> There was a toad that lived in my mother’s garden, and I always considered myself lucky to happen to catch a glimpse of him by a rock before he hopped back into the dense flowers and vegetables. When the summer rain was fresh on the plants, little toad would always be hanging out by the edge of the garden. I always wondered what his home looked…

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