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Tag Archives: cucumber
Cucumbers
July this year has been great for growing cucumbers. Apparently the heat and occasional (though often insufficient) rain is what they like. We’ve been harvesting lots of cucumber fruits, more than in many recent years. The two shorter fruits on … Continue reading
Growing Cucumbers & Peas Together
Peas stop producing and die off when the weather gets hot, so for the past few years I’ve been planting cucumbers next to the peas to take advantage of the open trellis space. (See my post Solo Cucumber.) The peas … Continue reading
Peppers & Peas
We harvested peppers for the first time and peas for the second time last night (Wednesday, June 18th). I’ve read that picking pepper fruit before they begin to ripen will induce the plants to produce more fruit. Since these were … Continue reading
Solo Cucumber
After I planted peas last spring, something came along and dug up many of them before they could sprout and grow. In their place, I planted some old cucumber seeds, since cucumbers also can grow on a trellis. Unfortunately, as … Continue reading
Posted in growing
Tagged cucumber, peas, pole bean, squash vine borer, summer squash, trellis, winter squash
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Guest Garden
While on vacation, I visited my parents in southwestern Minnesota. These photos were taken in my Mom’s garden on July 11th. They show just some of the vegetables and flowers that she grows in her spacious garden. First up are … Continue reading
Posted in guest garden
Tagged brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, chard, cosmos, cucumber, hollyhock, horseradish, marigold, morning glory, peas, potato, summer squash, sweet potato, tomato, trellis, winter squash, zinnia, zucchini
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