Saturday, August 10, 2013

On Straw Bale Gardening


I am not a gardener.
I've said it before and I will say it again.
I am not a gardener.  I get tired just looking at the weeds and what the bugs do to my attempts is always nasty, but this year I tried something different.  I was very excited about Straw Bale Gardening www.strawbalegardens.com   I bought the book.  I studied the book.  I did exactly as the book says.  I planted pickling cucumbers among other things.  I saw lots of blooms on the bale that had them, but never thought to look for cucumbers - even tho' the book said they could grow 4-5" in one day.  So this morning I thought I would just check.  Do these look like little pickles to you?  I told you I was not a gardener.  They totally got away from me but I picked nine of these and put most of them in a salad for lunch.  They are awesome.  I couldn't quite believe how FRESH things taste right out of the garden.  I think I will watch them a little closer now and may even get some little ones for my Sweet Refrigerator Pickles.

3 comments:

  1. Mmmm. Those look good. Pickling cucumbers in the summer are my fav. They are always so fresh and tasty and CRUNCHY. Glad you checked and found a little harvest and that you enjoyed them. For all the blood, sweat and tears (and mosquito bites you got), I hope your bales will yield more cuces and other vegies soon. Keep watch. Hee. :)

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  2. I will say this. "They sure do know how to hide". I went out this evening and found another fat big one. I will be checking often now.

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  3. LOL, our green beans seem to be a bit like that. One day there were none, the next day they were ready to pick, or so I would have said.
    I've been looking out for little cucumbers to make your pickles again! They were delicious.

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