Cukes in an Earth Box

My first cuke, only 30 days after planting! It is a beaut! The variety is "Bush Whopper". The tag said this variety would take 55 days to mature.

Congratulations! Did you plant from seed and then add the cover? Or did you set out plants? They will be good eating. Enjoy!

I set out plants. It's all I can do to not eat it now!!!!!

I also wanted to mention the tag says, and I quote, "Remove over-mature fruits."

Like they even have a chance to become "over-mature"!!!

What are you waiting for? It looks ready to me. And you will have plenty more. :-)

A few more days...

:)

Post a picture when you harvest it.

And when you are eating it with that BIG grin on your face!!!

Looks awesome!

Will comply! Can't take a pic of me, maybe I can use a mirror!!!

Just wanted to share my "staking system" for the earth boxes!

And here's the part just waiting! I did a similar thing last year and no cuke touched the ground! Once, years ago, in a tiny back yard, I used the clothes line!

I posted the tomatoes "staking system" in the tomatoes forum if anyone is curious:

http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/737002/

Very clever. I haven't yet figured out how I will stake mine if they actually start to grow.

Very nice cuke!

tmm

Mine aren't even flowering yet - maybe I should bring them your photo and give them a pep talk?

Definitely, talk to them!

Here's an updated photo of the cuke. This was just taken, only 3 days after the first photo.

Soon, soon!

Oops! Lost a day somewhere! This is 4 days since the first photo!

Wrong! Don't know why I thought it was the 20th! It is only 3 days.

I'm tired of waiting, eat that beautiful thing! :-)

Just give me 2 more days, I promise I'll eat it in two days!!!

Time negotiate - do I hear one???

I'm with Sequee, today is the day. The seeds will be too big by tomorrow!

Nope, I stand steadfast! Tomorrow!!!!

we're still waiting.....

Tomorrow, tomorrow!

Ok, so it's tomorrow and it's lunchtime - what's the hold up here???

Here it is, a little over 8" long. It was tasty, but still immature, the seeds were tiny. Coulda gone another few days. Too late now!

Burp! Lookin' good!

Congrats! we're right behind you!

That was the only cuke of size in the bunch. I'll have to wait a while before I get another I can eat.

Was that a cucumber that you can eat the skin of?

Funny thing. I just harvested my very first one that's a "burpless" and took it to work - where 3 of us devoured it instantly.

A good cucumber is fabulous!

You can eat the skin of any cucumber. I always do if it is from a home garden!

Yes, but these particular ones are known for the tasty and edible skin. Some skins are tougher.

Here's the next one. It's about 3" long. There are others, but this is the biggest at the moment.

Looking good, again!

I'm gonna do this one cuke at a time!!! LOL!

Isn't that the best way? Salivate, enjoy; salivate, enjoy; salivate...

Sugar Crunch is very good with the skin, skin is tender and the cukes are harvested small, yum yum

Just found another one! It's one of the pickling cukes so about 4" long. I thought about taking it in and taking photos, but said, Nah, and ate it!!! More flavorful than the other!

YUMMY!!!!!

Here's two sisters getting ready...