What kind of cucumber? I usually plan to grow some sort, usually lemon, but it never ends up being a priority.
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I’ll have to check the little label outside tomorrow but pretty sure it’s a super generic slicer type.
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Went out this morning to confirm my suspicion that if there was one full-grown cuke, there were likely more.
I was correct.
I brought the original one I found in to wash and sample.
It was good; it lacked the watery/seedy trough you find in supermarket cukes, and the flavor was more concentrated/less watery.
I might remove a bunch of blossoms/babies now because we will never be able to get through what this plant apparently plans to produce.
I wonder if I should also just start lopping off the growing ends of the vines…?
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I have not had success trying to control cucumber or squash plants. I let them do their own thing and run their course.
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Relieved to hear it is not just me who has had hit-and-miss luck with buying seeds on Etsy. It’s been so consistently disappointing (low yields or wrong variety/species) that I’ve pretty much given up on it as a source.
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It’s peak sour cherry week here. Picking every day for the freezer. I have plans to bake a cake, a pie, and crumble this week (from fresh) while the getting is good.
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Do you ever make quick-pickled
carrots? Like they serve on bahn-mi?
These are great, love them.
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I have made similar things (pickled, marinated), always with good results. This one from SK was a winner:
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Cleaned up the garden and turned these odds and ends, including my first fava bean and first 2 tiny zucchinis into a take on Nova Scotian Hodge Podge
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Our sweet cherries have never done as well as the sour. We grow two varieties - Rainier and Lapins. Here’s our Rainier pick for the season from one tree - the other tree didn’t produce at all. We’re used to the apple trees going into an every-other-year cycle - maybe cherry trees do similar? Hope springs eternal.
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I find it hard to picture excess use of tarragon, to be honest.
Our first blueberry pick of 2025. The variety is Patriot. This particular bush has never been a big or early producer for us … until this year! It’s a week ahead of all the other bushes and fully loaded. Just goes to show you (a slow horse and all that).
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That’s not a Braconid; it’s far too large. It appears to be a Paper Wasp, which are predatory. However, they are nest-builders and defend their nests with painful stings. Some species, especially tropical ones, have potentially lethal venom. That looks like the regular one, but see if it goes to a nest, just in case.
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Goldie Ground Cherries are about twice the size of a fresh pea, but packed with sweet flavor. There are several named varieties of Physalis pruinosa, all fairly rugged plants. Most describe the flavor as “tropical fruit”.
I’ll save seeds from these. There’s an off-chance some hybrids with Chupon de Malinalco may appear. They are planted close to each other, and the bees are quite active. If so, that may produce a new, larger, sweet fruit worth continuing.
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Okay; thanks! Happy I got the picture!
Some sources say it they eat tomato eating caterpillars, which are what I was searching for when I saw it. I seem to have the kind of “cat” that eats holes in stems.
Couldn’t find all of them.
I am ruminating about the risks and benefits of trying one of these .
