Comments on: The Cuke That Got Away

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 20:02:50 +0000

Joe Zollars–I hear they are good! I am so impressed with the quantity–5 gallons!

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 19:56:08 +0000

ashley–It really is shocking. Like an alien presence.

By: ashley

ashley — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:11:12 +0000

That’s hilarious. I had a zucchini that did the same thing. Never knew it was there and then I notice a zuke the size of baseball bat. Shocking.

By: Joe Zollars

Joe Zollars — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:38:39 +0000

I intentionally let some get away so that I can make cinnamon pickles, which I always make five gallons at a time. They go that fast…..

Joe

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 19:58:04 +0000

Eileen–Oh, boy, I can see the headline: Man Hit By Falling Squash. Thanks for the story and for your comment. I’ve now got to go see what a bear shaped sphere is. I’m very intrigued.

JavaLady–Well, cherry tomatoes are lovely, anyway. And hopefully that watermelon will do more than my tiny egg-sized ones!

By: eileen

eileen — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:54:47 +0000

they are slippery, those cucumbers, aren’t they? Loved your post, and will share your sorrow at missing vegetables by sharing a story about a friend who found a giant squash (not a pumpkin, it doesn’t have a real name here, we just call it “zapallo” which means squash) way up in a tree, where the vines had climbed up. A full-grown (6-8 lb) squash, missed? Lucky it didn’t fall on anyone’s head.

Glad to see your garden is bountiful, at any rate!

By: JavaLady

JavaLady — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 12:49:33 +0000

Ya’all just make my day! The only things that grew in my garden this year are bell peppers and cherry tomatoes. Wait, I do have one watermelon plant that is still determined to make something. Everything else burned up in the heat even with my drip hose. Next year, I will use much much thicker mulch and plant the corn first. I am off to the local farmers market now to find me a huge zuke, I know one lady sells those there and gives a free recipe card for stuffed zuke dinner with the Rotel, like Matt’s wife does. Yumm-O !

By: Tomato Lady

Tomato Lady — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 07:06:08 +0000

rowena–Yes, yellow, orange, neon, I think they have some sort of special camo powers.
Kelsey–That really sounds like a treat. Have to try it.
Ariana–Umhm, the zukes just grow overnight.
Tanya Walton–Good idea, I will have to save the ones from my favorites.
Matt S–Wow, delicious. Thanks for the recipe. I love rotel.
Laura–I made something called “party sticks” from some of mine, they sound like those except with pickling spice and extra cloves instead of the cinnamon. Lime, etc. They’re tasty. I’m with you on cinnamon, too, have to give that a go.
Teresa–Yes, I scoop them out and the hens seem to like them, so not all is lost.
Chris–Oh, no! No cukes! Next year?
Jan–I need to make some more zucchini bread. Thanks for the reminder.
lorrwill–Aaaahh! Stop! Naaanaaanaanaa not listening! not listening!
missourimom62–LOL! Or zeppelin?

By: missourimom62

missourimom62 — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 03:14:34 +0000

I’m just happy to see the word “dirigible” in print. It’s been a while.

By: lorrwill

lorrwill — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 01:40:32 +0000

LOL! I am praying for you that that mega-cuke does not evolve teeth and legs…