Cucumbers to share
After forgetting to harvest for a couple of days, Mama and I discovered our cucumber plant had 14 large offerings. This isn’t the first time we’ve accidentally grown an insane […]
Garden to glass
Our garden has given us our first cucumber of the season! We harvested excitedly and immediately made cucumber lemon spa water. Mama and I polished off the rest and it […]
Planting most of the garden box
Today I planted our cucumber, Italian basil, and marigolds in our big garden box. Zucchini and Thai basil will eventually join the party, but this was a good start. I […]
Pre-storm harvesting
Despite nearly 90-degree weather yesterday, it’s raining and about 25-degrees colder today. Before the turn in weather could affect our garden, I did a quick harvesting of these beautiful flowers, […]
Hanging cukes
Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was discovering these gorgeous cucumbers hanging from the A-frame trellis in our garden! What was your #OneGoodThing today? Please share in the comments! And remember, kindness […]
Late summer evening harvest
The smoky air is forecasted to return this weekend so I took advantage of another clear day to harvest tomatoes and cucumbers from our garden. Today’s #OneGoodThing with Mama was […]
Accidentally growing a lifetime supply of cucumbers
The smoke in the air kept me from harvesting our garden for about a week—resulting in some of the largest zucchini I’ve ever grown and a lifetime supply of cucumbers! […]
A plethora of cucumbers
After years of unsuccessful attempts, we have finally grown our own cucumbers. The feeling of accomplishment—particularly in having outsmarted the gophers to accomplish this feat—is unbeatable! We’ve already made cucumber-lemon […]
Planting our homegrown starters
The first of the seeds we started in tiny peat pots were ready to be planted this evening. Cucumbers and two types of zucchini were nestled into their seasonal home […]
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