Cucumbers

The last harvest of cucumbers ! The plant is slowly drying off. I have great time harvesting this type of cucumbers. 

I found that cucumbers are short lived in my little garden. They grow rapidly, produce a lot of harvest and all of sudden they start to dry off or wilt.


Their prickly body is really a good weapon. I don't need to fight with anyone to harvest them. All are mine! hahaha....

Last of flowers. I doubt anymore fruits. The plant have wilt.

Eating home prepared cucumber with yogurt ( an Indian dish) is really rejuvenating in hot weather!

Cucumber harvest

The cucumber plants are towards the end of it's life. Yet it produce 2 big and 1 small cucumbers as a last harvest for us!

Eating cucumber while the sun is blazing is really awesome! It gives cooling effect to the body. Cucumbers are also used as eye packs. Just close your eyes and put 2 slices of cucumbers on your eyes! It rejuvenates the eyes!

I need to sow the seeds again.  

cucumber - another try

This is my another trial on cucumber. My previous plant died while bearing fruits. They wilted all of sudden and dry off. I uprooted some and found so many worms on their root. I guess they are some pest larva.

I have seen a lot of Orange insect eating the leaves. I never really put attention on them as I thought the pest are just munching on the leaves. I think they have done enough damage to my plants with depositing their eggs in the soil.

This time I watch out for them. The cucumber plants have started to produce flowers and bear a fruit. My eyes are wide open to find any pest! I hope when I turn my back on my garden none of the pest attack the plant!

Cucumber

It's been long since I planted cucumber in the garden. The hot weather now make me think of something cool to be eaten.

Something is bitting the young plant. The leaves look a bit curl too. I'm not sure why. Anyone have any idea?

The plant have started to produce flowers but the leaves look very unhealthy

Little seedlings

Seedlings of tomatoes, Pak Choy and Cucumber !

Plants - in helping hand

I read about " the legend of three sisters" in Bangchik's blog the other day. It's how plants help each other in living harmonically.

My cucumber and Lemongrass seems to be helping each other too! ;-)

Look at how the cucumber's tendril gripping to lemongrass leaves!

Cucumber - towards the ending

My cucumber plants are getting old. Most of the leaves are yellowing and beetles are testing their teeth on their leaves. I sow 4 cucumber seeds and only 2 grow up well. I was given only 2 cucumbers. Enough for a day dish! It was sweet and juicy. Other little cucumbers never really grow big. I do not know the reason. It was rainy season that time .... may be lack of pollination. Anyway i will try again soon!

Cucumber harvest

I harvested 2 cucumbers last week. It's a bit ripen but when i sliced them yesterday it's still good inside! I did very simple dish with my cucumbers to go along with chicken curry!





It's so juicy and yummy!

Cucumber - almost there?

2 of my cucumbers have reach some size but how to judge if it's time to harvest?

J shape cucumber. Cucumber suppose to be long and straight right?

     

Anybody have tips on how to see if cucumber is about time to be harvested?

Cucumbers

My little cucumbers! It look a bit white . Is this normal ?

with the tendril

the cucumber , tendril and flower



Can you see the white fly at the bottom of the leaf? I just hate them!



Hope all my 3 cucumbers will grow big enough for me to harvest!

Cucumber

                                                         My first attempt on cucumber!

I only see this type of flowers! Cucumber need pollination and it produce both male and female flower. But why mine have only male flowers? Hmm..... Anyone out there to advice?

Their soft tendril holding practically on everything!