Tuesday, May 26, 2009

The world's cutest future pickles


I looked outside yesterday was very surprised to find this growing on my Boston Pickling Cucumber already:

Have you ever seen such a tiny cucumber?:

Especially on a plant that isn't even in the ground yet?:

Have I mentioned already how much I love spring?
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20 comments:

  1. MimMay 26, 2009 at 2:44 PM

    Ha, this made me laugh. We had peppers on our plants when we put them in the ground.

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  2. CarlaMay 26, 2009 at 2:55 PM

    Time to get them in the ground!

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  3. King of New York HacksMay 26, 2009 at 3:03 PM

    That was great...laughed out loud at the pickle in a bag.

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  4. dinaMay 26, 2009 at 3:50 PM

    Adorable!

    And you're so far ahead of us! Wow! Baby cukes already! How cool is that?! We're just getting ours planted! Gotta catch up!

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  5. EggheadMay 26, 2009 at 4:03 PM

    All babies are cute....even baby cucumbers. Yes I am loving spring so much.

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  6. Nancy M.May 26, 2009 at 4:48 PM

    Very nice! I am surprised they weren't in the ground!

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  7. Dog Trot FarmMay 26, 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Those cute little cucumbers make lovely Bread and Butter pickles.

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  8. Rural WriterMay 26, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    Yep, those little baby cukes are cute all right. Spring really is fun, I agree. Glad you're enjoying it!

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  9. frugalmomMay 26, 2009 at 5:53 PM

    Itty bitty cucumbers. Thats a great sign of Spring.

    I can even see all the little pricklies on it.

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  10. GreyWolfMay 26, 2009 at 5:57 PM

    Awww, I hope you have many more babies to go along with it!!!

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  11. goatgirlMay 26, 2009 at 6:16 PM

    I made pickles once. It was fun and they tasted just like pickles. You have inspired me to do it again.

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  12. ZitroneMay 26, 2009 at 6:19 PM

    Wow! And you are bringing me a couple of those starts tomorrow! Can't wait. They are about the cutest babies I've ever seen!

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  13. Joanna@BooneDocksWilcoxMay 26, 2009 at 6:30 PM

    Spring is so wonderful but it won't quit raining here. Love the yellow blossoms.

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  14. jimmycrackedcornMay 26, 2009 at 6:37 PM

    Those are the unfertilized eggs of the plant world. Female flowers make a baby cucumber like that, but if the seeds inside the flower don't get pollinated by a male flower's pollen, the plant will abort the baby. It will shrivel up and fall off rather than waste energy making a seedless cuke for you.

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  15. Farmer JenMay 26, 2009 at 6:39 PM

    Very cute! You are way ahead of me in the garden. I just planted my cucumber seeds over the weekend.

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  16. CaliforniaGrammyMay 26, 2009 at 9:00 PM

    That IS the cutest "littlest" pickle I've ever seen. How fun that'll be in a few months!

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  17. Chiot's RunMay 27, 2009 at 2:25 AM

    Those are some pretty cute pickles. I'm growing Boston Pickling as well. I can't wait.

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  18. EveMay 27, 2009 at 3:27 AM

    Perfect pickle portraits!!!

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  19. warrenMay 27, 2009 at 8:18 AM

    I have heard of boxed wine, but boxed cukes? You west coasters have all the fun!

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  20. ThrtnWmsFamMay 27, 2009 at 6:48 PM

    I love Spring as much as you do... my favorite time. It's busy, but not the Summer busy-and-scorching-hot busy. Flowers are creating delicious future veggies and fruits. Vines wind around. Sigh. Vikki at www.backyardgrocerygardening.blogspot.com

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