Cucumbers Appearing Out of NoWhere

At the start of summer we usually plant one or two cucumber vines, and this year was no exception. The only difference was rather than let them crawl around the garden floor, I made a ladder for them to climb on. The results are amazing! They eagerly grabbed on to the ladder steps and string, and reached the top of the fence in a very short time. The leaves are twice the size of my hands, and the bees are busily pollinating the myriad of yellow flowers that appeared in short order. So far we've had at least sixteen to twenty wonderful cucumbers. Every day we check the vine and have a pretty good idea about how many to expect the next day. But it never fails that we either miss one or two, or they are hiding behind we don't know what. Every day at least one appears out of nowhere. When the vines were left to their own accord crawling along the flower bed, it was more understandable to suddenly come upon a hidden delight. But these cucumbers are practically out in the wide open and they still just appear. In Milwaukee we had a vegetable garden that was much larger with a lot more vegetables. But we never had this kind of result. It's nice to know one can actually enjoy most of the things we liked about living in a full sized house and yard in a tiny condo and patio. But this has to be one of the most delicious!