Cucumbers and squash.

[Worth1]

I went overboard on both of them.

Yesterday a planted both in their respective pots for transplant later on.
Cucumbers,
Bur gherkin, straight 8, Market more 76 Armenian yard long Sumter and Poona Kheera.
Squash,
The little white flying saucer squash, crook neck yellow straight neck yellow a Grey zucchini and Ford hook zucchini.

Once again I should have a ton of this stuff as I do every year.

I love fresh cucumbers and squash.

On top of that I have.
beets,
rutabagas,
all kinds of lettuce,
snow peas.
turnips
spinach,
Swiss chard,
curly leaf mustard greens,
onions,
radishes,
I don't know what else,

Worth

[amideutch]

I also got the urge to do the cucumber thing this year as well as eggplant and a watermelon.

Here are the varieties I have this year;

Cucumber;
Himangi
Himangi Puneri
Kakdi (Armenian)
Hyb. White Star
Hyb. Malai

Watermelon;
Hyb. Kum Kang San

Eggplant;
Hyb. Money Maker

Now, it's a matter of how many I get planted and if I get a small greenhouse. Ami

[brokenbar]

I would like to recommend "Parisian Pickler" for pickles...My husband grows these and they put out a huge crop of very uniform cukes. Very crisp and have a good flavor. He makes fermented crock pickles using them (when they are at about the 4-5 inch stage) and they rival Clausen IMHO. I believe Baker carries the seed. He says he has tried about 15 different pickling-type cukes and these beat all the others substantially. I know he has to plant a lot of plants to get big batches that can be picked at the same time. If he has too many, he feeds them to the chickens and they love them.( and I realise that that statement unto itself, is worthless because there is not much a chicken won't eat... )

[Luvgardening2]

Worth, This will be OT. I got some Curly Leaf Mustard Greens in a trade. I have been staring at them, wondering if I should plant them or not. HOW do you cook them? I know how to cook the Osaka Purple Mustard and the oriental kind but I have no clue how to cook this kind.

Thanks,

Nancy

[Penny]

Thanks for the tip on the cucumbers, brokenbar.
I grew a few last year and this year the cukes that I'm growing are going into pots, says they are a dwarf variety and need more room for the tomatoes!!

[Worth1]

Originally Posted by Luvgardening2

Worth, This will be OT. I got some Curly Leaf Mustard Greens in a trade. I have been staring at them, wondering if I should plant them or not. HOW do you cook them? I know how to cook the Osaka Purple Mustard and the oriental kind but I have no clue how to cook this kind.

Thanks,

Nancy

Just cook them the way you would any greens, the way you like them.

I like them raw in a salad and they real (((HOT))).

[stormymater]

Originally Posted by Luvgardening2

Worth, This will be OT. I got some Curly Leaf Mustard Greens in a trade. I have been staring at them, wondering if I should plant them or not. HOW do you cook them? I know how to cook the Osaka Purple Mustard and the oriental kind but I have no clue how to cook this kind.

Thanks,

Nancy

Rinse them a lot! Our mustard greens tend to hold sandy grains so I rinse them in the sink at least 3 times - monitoring for any fine sand on the floor of the sink between soaks & rinses. Few things ruin a meal for me quicker than gritty greens

[Tomaat]

The Curly leaf Mustard tend to have milder taste (then the Osaka purple mustard), the young leaf is very nice in salad (plus for cooking).

Originally Posted by Luvgardening2

Worth, This will be OT. I got some Curly Leaf Mustard Greens in a trade. I have been staring at them, wondering if I should plant them or not. HOW do you cook them? I know how to cook the Osaka Purple Mustard and the oriental kind but I have no clue how to cook this kind.

Thanks,

Nancy