Gardening is my therapy. And when you begin to see the results of all your therapy, it is even better!
Hands down, these cucumbers are the best I’ve ever planted. Seriously. I can eat them straight from the garden like an apple, sliced up with dip, or in a scrumptious cucumber and onion salad. Although none have yet stayed around long enough to make it into the cuke and onion salad. My little buddy in the picture loves to eat them like I do!
I purchase most of my vegetable seeds from Territorial Seed Company. This cucumber is an English type cucumber and I will be planting this every year from now on . . . or at least until I find something better! I must have thrown my receipt away, but I believe this is the Pepinex cucumber that Territorial sells. Here is their website description:
65-70 days. Flawless and refined, Pepinex produces premium English-type cucumbers on productive plants. These slender, long, straight fruits have a clean, nearly sweet flavor, and not a trace of bitterness. Reaching 12-14 inches long, they have just a hint of ribbing, and an exquisitely smooth, dark green, thin skin that saves you the need to peel. Performs just as well in a greenhouse as it does in the garden.
My first red tomatoes. Maybe this 100 degree weather is actually doing something useful!
And we picked beans.
Lots and lots of beans.
We also picked cucumbers from both gardens.
Somebody looks a little upset that he didn’t get to pick the big one.
Big brother got to it first.
But we will take his picture with it also!
And we begin gathering our loot.
We have been having extremely hot, dry weather here in Idaho. The smoke has almost completely obscured the mountains and fire hazard is very high these days! It’s called August.
So when it’s this hot, the best time to be in the garden is first thing in the morning.
Little people help better when they are not so hot.
I am one of those gardeners who keep a record of how much produce they put up. And when I looked back at my records, I could not find the last time that I picked this many beans in ONE picking!
If I were an Indian squaw, I’d probably do some kind of dance around that pile right there. A happy dance, of course!
All done.
Except then we got to snap them and can them.
But we are so thankful to God for the bounty He gives us and the pleasures we can get from the beauties of nature!
Now he that ministereth seed to the sower both minister bread for your food, and multiply your seed sown, and increase the fruits of your righteousness. 2 Corinthians 9:10
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Regina Shea says
What a bountiful harvest! We didn’t plant many green bean plants but now that I see your plants I want to plant more! You have lots of canning to do. My tomatoes are still “tomato babies” and we can’t wait for them to be full size and ripe for picking.
Kendra says
Yes, tomatoes are such a fun crop to pick! And I am looking forward to seeing my shelves full of canned salsa, hopefully.
LA says
Beautiful harvest! I have a question – how do you keep your garden rows so clean. I do not see any weeds.
Kendra says
😉 There are definitely weeds! But I have found that with a northwest garden where we have dry summers, once you get the first weeds down in the season, they don’t come back nearly as quick. The only thing I can think is because there is simply not as much water and humidity, although I do have to water the gardens.
Cindy Anderson says
Wow, that’s an impressive garden!!
Kendra says
Thank you!
Laura C Graber says
You’ve got really nice veggies there, Kendra!
Kendra says
Thanks, Mom!
Donna Wray says
Your tomatoes are beautiful. I think mine have been too wet this summer. Nice beans too!
Kendra says
Thanks, Mom! I am finally getting a few tomatoes off to get ready for juice.