Thread: I have 2 cucumber blossoms!!!

Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:

> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!


Janet US,

Cool!!!

If I could tend a garden, I'd grow cucumber!

The hungry animals in the woods and lack of direct sunlight have
constantly foiled my efforts to tend a garden.

Best,

Andy

"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
> Janet US

Happy for you! :-)

John Kuthe...

In article <[email protected]>,
Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:

> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
> Janet US

Congratulations. I have picked two, smallish and satisfactory. Two
days ago I lost a fight with the vine while trying to protect the
personal space of the neighboring tomato plant. I have pictures.
--
Barb,
http://web.me.com/barbschaller July 27, 2011. Read it and weep.

Janet Bostwick wrote:
>
>Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet Success.
>They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>bumps. Lovely. Hurray!

You'd enjoy the bumpy ones more. lol

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:15:10 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>
>>Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet Success.
>>They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>>bumps. Lovely. Hurray!
>
>You'd enjoy the bumpy ones more. lol
snork!!
Janet US

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 09:51:14 -0500, Melba's Jammin'
<[email protected]> wrote:

>In article <[email protected]>,
> Janet Bostwick <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
>> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
>> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
>> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
>> Janet US
>
>Congratulations. I have picked two, smallish and satisfactory. Two
>days ago I lost a fight with the vine while trying to protect the
>personal space of the neighboring tomato plant. I have pictures.
I don't have enough stuff that made it in my garden to have to worry
about personal space -- unless you count intrusion by crab grass.
I hope you get something from your garden. You folks from MN have
been having a tough time with weather too.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!

Those would be male blossoms. The girls won't arrive for about 2 weeks. Be
patient. Got bees?

Paul

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:23:23 -0600, Janet Bostwick
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:15:10 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>>Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>
>>>Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet Success.
>>>They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>>>bumps. Lovely. Hurray!
>>
>>You'd enjoy the bumpy ones more. lol
>snork!!
>Janet US

Actually I prefer the Kirbys, I pick them small (about 4") before the
bumps get too big. Like other veggies, cukes especially, the more you
pick the more you get... don't let them go to seed or they stop
producing. Once there are a couple of big seedy ones you missed even
if you pick them it's too late, the plant has stoped producing.

On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:58:53 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:

>On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 10:23:23 -0600, Janet Bostwick
><[email protected]> wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 05 Aug 2011 11:15:10 -0400, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>
>>>Janet Bostwick wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet Success.
>>>>They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>>>>bumps. Lovely. Hurray!
>>>
>>>You'd enjoy the bumpy ones more. lol
>>snork!!
>>Janet US
>
>Actually I prefer the Kirbys, I pick them small (about 4") before the
>bumps get too big. Like other veggies, cukes especially, the more you
>pick the more you get... don't let them go to seed or they stop
>producing. Once there are a couple of big seedy ones you missed even
>if you pick them it's too late, the plant has stoped producing.

I don't pickle any more. We eat very little pickles and they can be
expensive to can if you add sugar, salt, vinegar, herbs and spices.

Famous Dave's Signature Spicy Pickle Chips exactly mimic one of my
mom's pickles and I can buy a couple of jars easily.

the Kirbys are nice little pickles, but I'm really looking for a nice
large, thin rind, not many seeds cucumber so that I can have lots of
sour cream cucumber salad. It's the only time of the year that I make
it. I also love cucumber sandwiches and the cukes in salads. These
cukes suit me better than the Kirbys. I do know to keep on picking so
the crop keeps on coming. Sometimes my neighbors will no longer open
their door when I come knocking. )

That's why I love having a garden. I can have the cucumbers that I
like and you can choose the ones you like and beyond that there are
dozens of colors, shapes and sizes to suit everyone. Last night there
was an Iron Chef program on TV and the secret ingredient was
cucumbers. They had several kinds in that program that I had never
seen nor heard of before. One was a Brazilian something or other. It
was round about the size of a ping pong ball. I'm going to check on
line for more varieties.

Janet US

On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
>> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
>> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
>> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
>> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
>
>Those would be male blossoms. The girls won't arrive for about 2 weeks. Be
>patient. Got bees?
>
>Paul
>
Nope, I've got the girls. I did have the problem you are referring to
with my gold zucchini (really a gold zucchini) even though the green
zucchini was producing o.k. with both blossoms. I guess the bees just
couldn't go the distance. (I have been known to play the part of a
bee)

I also saw the buds for the blossoms for the bush beans today. Now if
we just don't get a snap freeze in September I should get something
from my garden after all.
Janet US

"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]..
> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" <[email protected]>
> wrote:
>
>>
>>"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>news:[email protected] ..
>>> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
>>> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
>>> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>>> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
>>> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
>>
>>Those would be male blossoms. The girls won't arrive for about 2 weeks.
>>Be
>>patient. Got bees?
>>
>>Paul
>>
> Nope, I've got the girls. I did have the problem you are referring to
> with my gold zucchini (really a gold zucchini) even though the green
> zucchini was producing o.k. with both blossoms. I guess the bees just
> couldn't go the distance. (I have been known to play the part of a
> bee)
>
> I also saw the buds for the blossoms for the bush beans today. Now if
> we just don't get a snap freeze in September I should get something
> from my garden after all.

My cucurbits took a massive beating this year, too. Here it is August and
my cukes are just now starting to vine out. This after 2 failed attempts
earlier. The insects this year have been the worse, ever. And May and June
were very bad growing months.

Paul

On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 12:56:06 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" <[email protected]>
wrote:

>
>"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]. .
>> On Fri, 5 Aug 2011 09:42:28 -0700, "Paul M. Cook" <[email protected]>
>> wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>"Janet Bostwick" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news:[email protected] ...
>>>> Finally. So far the only thing I have gotten from my garden this year
>>>> is perfect zucchini. Cucumbers will be here shortly. I grow Sweet
>>>> Success. They mature to 10-12 inches, smooth skin, straight, no
>>>> bumps, no burps. Lovely. Now I can have sour cream cucumber salad,
>>>> cucumber sandwiches, etc. Hurray!
>>>
>>>Those would be male blossoms. The girls won't arrive for about 2 weeks.
>>>Be
>>>patient. Got bees?
>>>
>>>Paul
>>>
>> Nope, I've got the girls. I did have the problem you are referring to
>> with my gold zucchini (really a gold zucchini) even though the green
>> zucchini was producing o.k. with both blossoms. I guess the bees just
>> couldn't go the distance. (I have been known to play the part of a
>> bee)
>>
>> I also saw the buds for the blossoms for the bush beans today. Now if
>> we just don't get a snap freeze in September I should get something
>> from my garden after all.
>
>My cucurbits took a massive beating this year, too. Here it is August and
>my cukes are just now starting to vine out. This after 2 failed attempts
>earlier. The insects this year have been the worse, ever. And May and June
>were very bad growing months.
>
>Paul
>
Last week I would have said that my cukes were just beginning to vine
out, but we have had hot weather (100F) and they just shot up. We had
really bad cold, gray, rainy weather here April, May, June and half of
July, so I feel your pain.
Janet US