There are two cucumber plants at the front, going like they are on sterorids, and one at the back, growing on the trellis at a normal pace. They are climbing all over the tomato cages, smothering out everything in its way, creeping out onto the sidewalk.
Between these three cucumber plants, I’ve gotten more cucs than I know what to do with. Every day I’m picking 4 to 6 cucumbers. Every. Day.
So cucumbers straight up, with dip, in salad. Cucumber salad. What else?
With these 27 cherry tomato plants that came up on their own, plus the 1 that I bought, I figured I’d be crazy with an over-abundance of the sweet like candy tomatoes by now.
I’ve only gotten a couple a day so far. In fact, I’m picking more cucumbers than cherry tomatoes these days.
But all the plants are just laden with little green tomatoes like these. It’ll be worth the wait.
Mmm, I can hardly wait until these are ready to pick. I’m not sure what this variety, the Jenny Lind, is supposed to be like, but it looks like this one plant is going to produce many watermelons all summer long. It already has these two melons, and I think there is another one hiding under the leaves somewhere.
These were just two of the varieties of sunflowers that we planted last year. I had so many, I had to give them away to anyone who would take them. I guess I kind of went overboard, what with so many pretty varieties to choose from… well, I didn’t choose. I got one packet of each fancy variety that I liked.
Neither of us had to plant any this year, because mom found many volunteers coming up on their own in her garden.
Some varieties from last year:
See how a girl could get carried away?
So, I’ve picked six cucumbers in the last 48 hours. And one bell pepper. What am I going to do with all these cucumbers? I have three cucumber plants, and they are just getting started.
See the misshapen cuc there on the far right, next to the bell pepper? That one grew wedged between the porch pillar and the lattice that the plant is climbing. It is all flat on one side, and I’m not sure it is going to be any good.
We know there are tons of great recipes for zucchini, but how ’bout recipes for an over abundance of cucumbers?
Help a girl out, share your cucumber recipes.
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