I mostly lurk on this group because I don't have a veggie garden. Our lot's shaded, our soil's the pits, the city water is salty, and everything poops out in the hot, dry Central Texas summers when it's no fun to be outside. (end of whine)
Imagine my suprise, then to discover three tiny cucumbers! The vine grew out of my compost heap and has festooned the outside of the compost cage all summer. I never figured it would bloom and just thought I'd be pitching it into the heap at the end of the season. Well, the silly thing has flowered, the local bees have been obliging, and if there's no early frost this year I may have my very own cukes. I'm so excited!
Monique Reed College Station, TX