Kirby

I do believe these guys double in size overnight!

Bust out the jars!

It's pickle making time! Well, almost. I'm still searching for a good sour pickle recipe, but I've been coming up short. Besides, I honestly can't remember if we planted "regular," big cucumbers or pickling, baby ones. (Those are official farmer terms. Haha!) I'll let you know if they get any bigger.

Goodies

Here are a few cucumbers and a giant zucchini.  Some farmer friends passed them along. They also raise chickens, trap, hunt, fish, raise rabbits, and taxidermy their own kills right in town!  They are inspiring!  We paid them a visit while we were in the valley this past weekend. I can't wait to try them! 

Bigger cukes

These are the cucumbers I was talking about the other day!  I couldn't believe there were biggies on the vine.  It will look neat seeing them hanging up the barn wall. This one is about five inches long. 

Cucumbers!

These are growing wonderfully!  I was taking a look at these and after taking the picture I noticed a huge one on the vine!  I'll have to go out tomorrow and make that the day's photograph. It really surprised me! 

Another surprise today was a deceased bunny, and a NEW kindle!  Six more kits from Eve!  A total of 11 bunnies*. Not quite sure why we lost the one, but Andy said it appeared ill over the last few days.  We are tanning its little hide and saved all four feet.  Time to get crafty!

*If anyone would like to buy a bunny before we process them, please do not hesitate to ask!  

The Trellis

Here is a trellis that I suggested Andy build for us. This is one of the many ideas he will eventually claim as his own!
We initially saw it while "doing the Puyallup." It was in the WSU Pierce County booth. It is made specifically for large vine plants and little gardening space. When you have limited space, like us, the only way left to grow is up! Pictured are our cucumbers. As they start to grow, we will attach twine of some sort to the plant and use the pulley system to raise it off the ground. The vines usually take over the garden, but by growing them vertically, we will save space and it will be yet another great visual piece to our beautiful garden.
(Don't worry, I will post another picture as our cukes begin to grow!)