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The Lovely Lemon Cucumber - A UFO Garden MVP

Published August 9th, 2008 in garden | No Comments »

Lemon cucumber parade!

Lemon cucumber parade!

Ok…two garden posts in a row. Deal with it.

I have something yummy to share…it’s the Winner of the 1st Annual UFO Garden MVP, one of the most coveted prizes in ufo gardening :) During over 15 years of gardening, I have had problems with growing cucumbers in this area. They grow fine for 1-2 months, then they wilt from a pesky fungus carried by the cucumber beetle. I try not to do too much to kill off bugs…except these guys.

This little lemon cucumber from Gardens Alive! is an amazing little plant. It resists the fungus that usually kills the more common varieties, but this guy keeps on rolling. We get about 20 of these little guys a week, and if you pick them really early, not only do you get sweeter fruit, but the vines produce so many more of them.

Really dig this plant. Enjoy =|>

The UFO Garden

Published August 8th, 2008 in garden | 4 Comments »

Well folks, it’s been a long time since I have graced the intertubes with my nutty missives, but as you can see, technology has to take a back seat to eating. And I love love love fresh veggies. We have a crazy good crop of all sorts of alien veggies, so we decided to name our little corner of the the planet “The UFO Garden.” And I would like to introduce you to a couple of recent additions, Gabby & Gort from Glopp (thanks to my honey-bunny). Somehow Gort’s Transdimensional GPS blew a flux capacitor and they crashed landed knee deep in my strawberry patch. And Gabby is none too pleased, I can tell ya, probably tapping her feet under the mudd. Well, if the fusion reactor leaks and causes my berries to grow up to the point of eating us in a twisted turn of fate, somebody come by and water, and be sure to enjoy what’s left of the goodies.

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