Sunday, June 7, 2009

homegrown

I put these Chinese yellow cucumber seeds in the ground last Sunday, and here they are as of last Thursday. Amazing what four days can do!


White bush scallop squash ~






8 comments:

Allison said...

Isn't it just the best to put seeds in soil and get back food? Our foremothers would be appalled that we find it novel, but here we are in the grocery store world and it really is a great feeling to leave them out of the dinner plan, at least in some small way.

Lythrum said...

Congrats on the cucumbers, I didn't know that they germinated that fast.

Journey2thepast said...

Impressive! Now when are you and your green thumb coming to my house? ;)

Rurality said...

Yum. We're still a ways away from that.

Shannon said...

Wow! I can't believe how far along your garden is! Did you get out and plant in the rain or what? In any case, it looks great.

What is the rusty metal thing in the last pic? I love rusty metal things!

countrypeapie said...

Allison, yes, it sure is!

Thanks Lythrum! I had no idea they'd pop up so quickly. Truly amazing!

Thanks HB -- CT and I need to set a date!

Rurality and Shannon, the only reason we've got squash already is that we started the seeds early indoors and then set them out in the rain. Heck, it rained for two freaking months, and stuff was getting rootbound in the cold frame! At least we didn't have to worry about watering anything for a long time after that.

The rusty metal thing is an axe that my husband uses to split firewood. You can't see the handle because I took it head-on. And speaking of axe handles, there is a Gary Snyder poem by that name. Enjoy!

Heather Klusendorf Stewart said...

I am all envy over your garden. Country living at it's best. I have a container garden because I live in the big city. So not the same thing.

countrypeapie said...

Heather, container gardens are cool, too! And I bet you don't have to drive half an hour to the nearest coffee house. It's all a matter of perspective.