Cucumber is a vegetable in the gourds, pumpkins, zucchinis and other squashes family. It contains calcium and potassium and is a good source of Vitamin C, Vitamin A, Vitamin K, Magnesium, Phosphorus and Manganese.
Cucumber is low in Saturated Fat, Cholesterol, and Sodium.
The nutritional value of the cucumber makes it ideal for maintaining optimum health and [...]

All foods contain some calories, but it is believed that some foods take up more caloric energy to digest then the calories that are in them resulting in what is called the “Negative calorie effect”.       
Negative calorie foods are the ones that when you eat them raw or in some cases slightly cooked with nothing [...]

Winter squash nutritional benefits
The winter squash group includes pumpkin, acorn, butternut, and spaghetti squash.  The richer the color, the richer the concentration.   They provide excellent sources of carotenes.
Winter squash offer a very good source of vitamins B1, B6, and C.  It may be able to reduce the severity of conditions of asthma, osteoarthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis. [...]

BEETS

According to Hippocrates, the father of medicine, beets and their leaves are considered useful in healing and as an aphrodisiac. 
Beets contain compounds that help protect against heart disease, birth defects and colon cancer. They are high in fiber and have the highest sugar content of all vegetables, yet are very low in calories.
Beets are particularly [...]

Make a Gallon Bottle Greenhouse
If you are looking to encourage seedling growth, making a mini greenhouse from a recycled gallon bottle is a quick and easy solution. Doing this, not only you are “thinking green”, but you are saving money.

You’ll need:
1 empty gallon bottle
sharp knife
scissors
potting soil
seeds (tomatoes, peppers, herbs, flowers, etc.)
a plate to hold the [...]

How To Store Winter Squash:
Place whole winter squash on top of thick pads of newspapers in a cool, dry, well-ventilated location, preferably between 45 and 50 degrees F. Check on a regular basis for rot and use within three to six months depending on variety of squash.
Refrigerate tightly wrapped cut pieces of winter squash, such [...]

For long-term squash storage, choose a well-ventilated, cool place such as an open basement area, which has a consistent temperature of around 50 degrees.
At temperatures above 60 degrees, moisture loss and stringy flesh occurs. Try to avoid sites with fluctuate temperatures and outdoor pits and cellars, which have high humidity, low temperatures and poor air [...]