Wormy cucumbers, part deux: winner of the hula hoop contest
After the initial post about our "special" cucumbers, it seems another one slipped past the radar. This strange-looking fella was hiding behind the corner of the fire escape.
So. Weird.
If you seek shelter...
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A promising start, wormy results
Our inaugural attempt at fire escape gardening this season yielded mixed results. Eggplant, peppers, sesame leaves, basil and thyme all flourished. Others, not so great. Take our cucumber plants, for example.
Very promising at the start, but whether it was overzealous pruning too early on, infrequent watering for a period of time, our brief northern exposure or the squirrels conspiring against us, we ended up with just a couple duds. Here are mother and baby cucumbers, in full-on wormy fashion.
The spines on these guys (girls?) were dangerous, but despite their "challenged" looks, I must say they were quite tasty. Cheers to trying again next year!
