Cucumbies

Cucs ready for eating...

I've been busy the last couple of days so I haven't been able to sit down and write an entry but I did get in quite a bit of gardening and harvesting. I harvested 2 delicious cucumbers in the last 2 days, a handful of tomatoes, and a couple squash. All of which have either been delicious or I've been told were delicious. I went out to lunch with my Mom yesterday and then gave her a tour of the garden. She was absolutely shocked by the transformation, by how big and successful everything was. I picked a few beans and a squash for her. 

Later that day I put up the rest of the fencing because I noticed a ripe cherry tomato in the low tomato/onion bed with a bite taken out. I found the entrance or probable entrance and blocked it off. I hope it keeps either the squirrels or the chipmunks away. I want more than 1 or 2 or a handful here and there. 

Our largest watermelon to date. About the size of a cherry tomato.

The first ripe and delicious cucumber. I ate the whole thing with a sprinkle of salt. It was truly amazing! Pick Friday. 

The interior of the first cuc.

The yellow squash I picked for my Mom during her tour. She hasn't eaten it yet but Mike's mom said hers was delicious.

Cherry tomato and cucumber salad made with the 2nd ripe cucumber and handful of cherry tomatoes picked today. This time I added salt, pepper, olive oil, and red wine vinegar to make a salad. It was one of the best tomato cucumber salads I've ever had, it could only have been made better by a little red onion. 

So glad to be eating my freshly grown fruits and veggies!