This month's food garden spotlight is on cucumbers. I planted 4 varieties this year, one of which was just a basic cucumber from Home Depot.
The lemon cucumber does not share the flavor of it's name-sake's fruit, but it does share the visual resemblance. This cucumber is round, the yellow skin is thin and the flavor is more mild than most cucumbers. If you find yourself eating only half a cucumber at a time, putting the remainder in the fridge (and possibly forgetting about it), this smaller fruit is a good alternative for you. Bonnie suggests on their website to hollow out this fruit for a cold soup as a Summer appetizer!
The Boston pickling cucumber is also a good option for small cucumber portions and are a great size for home pickling! My granddaughter loves pickles so this will allow her the opportunity to try her hand at it.
The Parisian cucumber is also great for pickling due to it's size and thick flesh and has fewer seeds than regular cucumbers.
Cucumbers like to grow up so providing them a cage or fence to cling on to is a good idea. These red and blue supports are aiding the growth of my cucumbers. Look at those sweet yellow flowers.
One of the first cucumbers yielded.
Long and strong, did you know some cucumbers grow with little thorns on the skin? The things you learn when growing in your own garden. The lemon cucumber also had little spikes, so always investigate your harvest to see how best to prepare it.
Here is my first harvest! Be sure to wash and skin cucumbers that have rough skin. Have you grown any cucumbers in your garden? I'd love to see your harvest!
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