Beginning towards the end of July in southern Idaho, there have been some very hot days. Triple digits hot. When you have these hot days and go away on vacation, this is what happens to garden veggies when the garden isn’t checked daily for produce that’s ready to be picked. See below.
Yep, I could take out a bad guy with the mongo cucumber that Mister is holding in his right hand. The other cucumbers being held, could possibly injure someone but no one in our home makes a habit of whacking people with produce. And really, we don’t hit. Period. But if we did, holy cucumber seeds a flyin’!
So, you might be wondering who the lucky recipients of the cucumbers on steroids are to be? Well, our donkeys and goats of course. Time once again, for them to put on their elastic waist pants. Oh yeah!
We’ve had so many cucumbers, zucchini, tomatoes and cantaloupe, that I feel like a produce truck at times, hauling our goods to give to friends, the dentist’s office, post office and the foodbank when they’re open. Soon, I’ll be putting on some polka music and be canning away with all of our pears. From the looks of it, Nectarine Land is soon to be upon us. Holy fiber. I’ve considered letting the Littles sell our harvest at the end of our lane, but honestly, it seems as if everyone has a garden, so they’d just be getting high doses of vitamin D and not making any moolah.
The photo below, is from a car I spotted while running an errand today. It made me chuckle. Giddyup!
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