Friday, August 26, 2016

cucumber query

An important question for my gardening friends: as you may have noted, this year I am inordinately proud of my cucumbers. But several of them have turned out not green, but yellow and sour. I don't think they were once green turned yellow, and they are not a special yellow kind of cuke. How and why did this happen, do any of you know? Not enough sun? But others nearby are green and delicious. It makes this urban gardener sad to waste produce.
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  1. AnonymousAugust 26, 2016 at 1:05 PM

    I believe it is because they are overripe (too long on the vine).

    Lorraine

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  2. bethAugust 26, 2016 at 1:50 PM

    Thanks, Lorraine. It's strange when the others were on the vine the same amount of time and are delicious and green. However, I'll watch more carefully next year, for sure.

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  3. AnonymousAugust 26, 2016 at 2:07 PM

    Like humans, each cucumber is wired differently ;)
    L

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  4. Chris Tyrell LorangerAugust 26, 2016 at 2:45 PM

    They heard about Donald Trump.

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  5. bethAugust 26, 2016 at 3:07 PM

    Thank you Lorraine and Chris. I see my cucumbers are provoking thoughtfulness all round.

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  6. Lewis ClarkFebruary 26, 2017 at 2:48 AM

    Great post

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