Tuesday, June 30, 2015

The Giant Cucumber Plant

The leaves are bigger than my hand. The vine is taking over the trellis and the fence. We've had cucumbers in our little patio garden before, but never anything like this. I don't know if it's because of the hot and humid temperatures or the trellis we made for it to grow on. The leaves were never this big when the plant was crawling around on the ground. When we left ten days ago for a short trip out of town the vine was already exceeding expectations. When we returned a few days ago there were already three large cucumbers to be had - and they were simply delicious! By the looks of it we should have a substantial crop this year. The tomato plant has already taken over the other side of the garden but there is only one small tomato to be seen. Regardless of the outcome the process is entertaining. Even in Milwaukee we never had such excitement in the garden. It doesn't take much to keep us entertained. 






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