So I’ve learned an important lesson… 1 row of beans will not prevent the cross pollination of 2 types of cucumber… I planted Boston Pickling cukes and Lemon Cukes with a row of Blackeyed Peas in between, here’s what each looks like normally…
Boston Pickling:
And Lemon:
And here’s what you get when you plant them too close together…
Sigh… on the bright side, Harvey says they taste great… Otherwise, we’re drowing in monster Zucchini (seriously – you could take out a Zombie with these things), there are lots of Cherry Tomatoes we’re just waiting to turn Red (or white, depending). I spotted the first crook neck yellow squash today and harvested a handful of the Dragon’s Tongue Heritage Beans.
