tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post7411028450020195797..comments2024-02-19T03:13:14.974-05:00Comments on Thyme To Garden Now: 7/19/10 Harvest - First Cucumberthyme2gardenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-33103570042357142752010-07-24T20:28:44.370-04:002010-07-24T20:28:44.370-04:00Holly - hope you get your first cucumber soon!
* ...Holly - hope you get your first cucumber soon!<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Angela - thanks! You may have been a little late with yours, but you'll probably still have cucumbers when all my plants have succumbed to various garden pests.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />The Local Cook - Congrats on your cucumber, too! <br /><br />* * * * *<br />meemsnyc - basil seems to grow pretty fast, especially in this kind of heat. I hope yours grows quick so you can make lots of yummy pesto.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Dirt Lover - thank you thank you!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-54581605217984371972010-07-23T18:38:50.253-04:002010-07-23T18:38:50.253-04:00Woohoo! Congrats on your first cuke! I absolutely ...Woohoo! Congrats on your first cuke! I absolutely love, love, love pesto. Can't get enough of it. Nice harvest.<br />~~LoriDirt Loverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09218959840456660541noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-38279870399063525572010-07-23T00:29:42.626-04:002010-07-23T00:29:42.626-04:00Love pesto! Our basil is just starting to grow, p...Love pesto! Our basil is just starting to grow, planted it late. Can't wait to do pesto too!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-3990713341833767612010-07-21T08:14:06.829-04:002010-07-21T08:14:06.829-04:00I also ate my first cucumber this week! Looks like...I also ate my first cucumber this week! Looks like your garden is coming along beautifully.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-79588312266782930422010-07-21T02:43:44.903-04:002010-07-21T02:43:44.903-04:00Lovely harvest! Congrats on your first cucumber. M...Lovely harvest! Congrats on your first cucumber. Mine will take a while because I forgot to plant them until a couple weeks ago.Angelahttp://growcookmake.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-76284037532364079002010-07-21T00:56:33.953-04:002010-07-21T00:56:33.953-04:00Your cucumber salad looks yummy!! I'm still w...Your cucumber salad looks yummy!! I'm still waiting on my cucumbers.~TastyTravels~https://www.blogger.com/profile/17242583069509116828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-77327226130443030102010-07-20T23:58:22.643-04:002010-07-20T23:58:22.643-04:00Dan, once again, thanks so much for your helpful i...Dan, once again, thanks so much for your helpful information! It sounds like you have some great plans for your dried beans!thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-10044593088678178902010-07-20T23:48:13.468-04:002010-07-20T23:48:13.468-04:00You can eat them at any stage, they would need les...You can eat them at any stage, they would need less cooking if you ate them before they dried. I am drying all them this season because I have lots of snap beans to eat now. They will be excellent this fall/winter in chili, soups, stews & baked beans.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-68226899322983389862010-07-20T22:55:22.280-04:002010-07-20T22:55:22.280-04:00Nice harvest! I like the looks of the salad too. M...Nice harvest! I like the looks of the salad too. My Grandma used to make one just like it. She would let it pickle a few days in the fridge and then we'd eat it. I'll have to make some now!<br /><br />About the beans, they are specificity grown for dry beans. Once the beans swell and the pod drys on the plant you pick them. I have way to many dry beans this year, went a little bean mad. Six varieties I think....Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743102355360873845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-28345724309004547692010-07-20T17:48:33.263-04:002010-07-20T17:48:33.263-04:00kitsapFG, thanks for telling me about your continu...kitsapFG, thanks for telling me about your continuous harvesting of onions! I didn't know if there was a "right" way of harvesting onions, but it's good to know that you can harvest pretty much any which way you want!<br /><br />* * * * *<br />vrtlarica, thanks for your cucumber congrats, and letting me know about how you harvest onions. I also thought cayenne was supposed to be very hot.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Granny, I do remember one of your posts dealing with jalapenos that didn't get hot - you even consulted with the seed provider for that, if I remember correctly? I will try to remember to abuse my pepper plants in the future to get the right hotness.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Engineeredgarden, have you grown any burpless cucumbers for your wife's salad? I remember seeing that variety in the seed section, and was curious to see if they really work against burps.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Robin, I hope your peppers turn out nice and hot!<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Shawn Ann, thank you! The salad was really easy and delicious. <br /><br />* * * * *<br />Jeana, hmm, pecans, I will have to try that next time. I was just trying to use up whatever kind of nuts we had in the pantry.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />Ottawa Gardener, please let us know what varieties you try and how they turn out! I can't wait to grow some really hot peppers myself.<br /><br />* * * * *<br />debiclegg, oh I totally agree about the fun! I don't know what I used to do with all my time before I discovered gardening and garden blogs. <br /><br /><br /><br />* * * * *thyme2gardenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06512569281844698265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-25856295721268513582010-07-20T10:54:49.084-04:002010-07-20T10:54:49.084-04:00Your harvest looks great!! Gardening is so much fu...Your harvest looks great!! Gardening is so much fun!!Debbie in MShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05297581188154833080noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-2656949992799969412010-07-20T09:17:51.988-04:002010-07-20T09:17:51.988-04:00I find that the cayennes are best as spice peppers...I find that the cayennes are best as spice peppers to be dried and hung as garlands until crumbled into dishes. <br /><br />My favourite hotties are jalapenos especially those grown in dryish soil - woah baby - and I'm not talking the new 'mild' ones, along with habeneros of various stripes.<br /><br />However, I'm waiting to try more types.Ottawa Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14486499450332482461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-27875412747095755662010-07-19T21:52:53.811-04:002010-07-19T21:52:53.811-04:00Your harvest looks yummy! I ran out of pine nuts ...Your harvest looks yummy! I ran out of pine nuts and tried pecans and now pecans is all I use in my pesto. I love cucumber salad yours looks wonderful.Jeanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09588879673180076842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-9892855023071752892010-07-19T20:30:57.748-04:002010-07-19T20:30:57.748-04:00I remember my mom making that cucumber salad a lot...I remember my mom making that cucumber salad a lot during the summer when I was little. It was good, I should try! Yours looks great!Shawn Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16242486533549946479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-14570304646142879452010-07-19T16:28:40.178-04:002010-07-19T16:28:40.178-04:00I've had a hard time the past two years gettin...I've had a hard time the past two years getting my onions to form large bulbs too. We will see if any get large this year. <br /><br />You certainly harvested a lot of basil...looks good :)<br /><br />We haven't tasted any of our hot peppers this year. I did harvest one cayenne and need to go out and pick some jalepenos...we will see if they are hot as always.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-82934306456684551312010-07-19T15:05:55.371-04:002010-07-19T15:05:55.371-04:00I too, can't seem to get onions to form large ...I too, can't seem to get onions to form large bulbs. My wife makes a cucumber salad just like yours, but, it always gives me the burps!Jeff Vandiverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07200011426236637927noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-78879052268417375082010-07-19T11:56:17.180-04:002010-07-19T11:56:17.180-04:00I found out the hard way, last year, that hot pepp...I found out the hard way, last year, that hot peppers don't get hot with too much TLC (water and fertilizer). I had sugar sweet jalapenos! The ones I planted in pots, and only watered when they were wilting, were nice and hot.Annie*s Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04772261218172078099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-7288126012954614902010-07-19T08:51:37.951-04:002010-07-19T08:51:37.951-04:00I also harvest onions continuously. I will have fi...I also harvest onions continuously. I will have final (big) onion harvest once all tops are dried. They are now in a phase of lying down, but are still green.<br />Cayenne pepper should be very hot and spicy. <br />Congrats on first cucumber!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5706830816455000435.post-36284092824742672612010-07-19T08:40:42.274-04:002010-07-19T08:40:42.274-04:00I harvest onions continually all along the way to ...I harvest onions continually all along the way to final maturity for storage. Green onions, small onions, medium onions... I just pull them so that it thins the bed and the remaining ones usually size up beautifully aft erht etops lay down for a week or so. <br /><br />The cucumber looks delicious (as does the salad).kitsapFGhttp://www.modernvictorygarden.comnoreply@blogger.com