Repost - As the Cucumber Grows

This is a re-post.  I was going to show a picture of the cucumber (lets call it Larry, after a popular kids cartoon character) the day this was posted but got sick with the flu instead.  Good news?  I lost two pounds.  Bad news?  I didn't finish this post, but have an updated post with current Larry the Cucumber picture.

This photo is a repeat.  It is Larry the Cucumber flower from Sunday, July 24th. 

Fast forward to July 31st, just a short week later and that Larry is now a moose dropping sized baby cucumber.  Almost edible.  

Here is Larry on August 2.  Larry is shaping up to actually be a real beauty.  Maybe I shoulda named the cuke Laura.

Here is Larry, a picture from today, August 9th.  In two weeks and two days Larry really got fat.  Not to mention the plants are taking over the greenhouse!  Perhaps a small jar of lemon cuke fridge pickles are in order. 

These true lemon cuke seeds were a gift from a family friend.  The plants are very vigorous and healthy.  I would save Larry for seed.  To keep the plant productive I'm going to eat it.  There are other cukes I can save on one of the six other plants.

I broke my no chemical rules and fed Larry with Miracle Gro.