Tigger is a small and very colorful white-fleshed melon. Too bad there is so little flesh inside and an almost cucumberish taste... It is officially on my 'won't grow this again' list.
Tarahumara sunflower, on the other hand, is wonderful. See it towering above the 8 foot trellis? That was easily 12 feet tall with a nice flower head, probably 10 inches wide. My neighbor has really been enjoying them outside her window.
The zucchini and kamo-kamo squash bed. The zucchini has produced fairly well and we have used them up in a variety of ways, from muffins, to stir-fry dinners, to a canned zucchini relish that my husband really likes. These photos are from a few weeks ago and unfortunately powdery mildew is rapidly overtaking the squash and pumpkin beds. Kamo-kamo has plenty of nice squash on it but, being a winter squash, I haven't tried any of them yet.
The pumpkin bed has done very well and has several very nice pumpkins beginning to turn orange. Can't wait to try the seeds - it is Kakai, a hull-less seeded variety grown especially for the seeds.
A small cantaloupe, Petit de gris, still not ready to harvest. Soon though. Hope it's better than Tigger!
And last, Lemon Cucumber and Mexican Sour Gherkin. I won't grow the Lemon one again, but maybe the Mexican Sour, mostly because it was just such a darn cute container plant and didn't get the disease that overcame the disease that ravaged cucumbers and melons in our area.The pepper plants grew wonderfully well in the Earth box. A bumper crop of hot peppers for salsa and freezing.
So that's it for now. My radishes, carrots, and beets did terribly bad - very woody. Any tips?
I grew Petit de gris too and only have one fruit that looks about the same size as yours. I also grew Savor F1 which also is a small french melon. It has one big fruit and a couple smallish ones. Not the best year for melons that's for sure. The Mexican Sour Gherkin is kind of cool looking, how did it taste? Good in salads?
ReplyDeleteI am hungry just looking at your harvest! I had my first ever lemon cucumber this summer...It was excellent, but I actually like the seeds in a cucumber. Your garden is delightful...gail
ReplyDeleteI love lemon cucumbers. That one is a little riper than I like though. I pick them when they start turning yellow before they get too stripy and before they get bumpy.
ReplyDeleteThe garden does look wonderful!
Tigger looks like a fun little melon. I'd grow it for it's looks like I do with eggplant but I'd never eat either. Guess you now know I don't like cucumbers either.
ReplyDeleteI also got the powerdy mildew on my garden this year. Do you know why it comes or how to get rid of it? I heard it was because of too much moisture, but everything I tried to do to get it to go away didnt help.
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