in the garden :: cucumbers

We have only two or three cucumber plants this year, and yet cucumbers have been our most plentiful crop. I guess they like all the rain we've been getting. Today Julia brought in 19 (!) cucumbers, and tomorrow there will be more. Eek.

Quick + easy pickles are a favorite around here. It's rare to have a treat in the house that anyone can eat their fill of...at any ol' time. I mix up the vinegars + seasonings with each batch. The current batch makes use of our spicy peppers...yum.

Now we're searching for ways to keep our cucumber consumption (+ donation) at pace with the haul. A dish filled with cucumber slices accompanies every meal...cucumber + mint flavor our water...(Julia calls it "party water")...and all the break room tables are full of fresh, organic cucumber freebies.  :)

Any surprises in your garden this year?
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Love,
Jane