Cucumbers... They're Dill-icious Anytime!
Cucumbers originated in India and have been cultivated for more than 3,000 years, making them perhaps one of our oldest crops. The cucumber was even mentioned in the Bible! Today they are grown all over the world for pickling and the fresh produce market. Cucumbers do especially well in greenhouses, where one plant can produce between 20-30 pounds of fruit in a single season. When I had a larger garden I grew many types of cucumbers. They're excellent accompanied by other fruit-vegetables like tomato and avocado, lightly drizzled with olive oil and sprinkled with salt and pepper.
A Few Facts About Cucumbers
Courtesy of Wikipedia
The cucumber (Cucumis sativus)is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae, which includes squash, and in the same genus as the muskmelon.
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Did you learn something new about cucumbers?
jeffwend wrote...
I love cucumbers. They are one of my favorite vegetables, good with just about everything. Blessings for cucumbers!
Posted September 04, 2008
Margo_Arrowsmith wrote...
Great photography!
And I love cucumbers as do my dalmatians, Zoe and Leo, the Princess and the Pauper! (There is a lens somewhere on here with that title where you can see them eating cucumbers! Well, Zoe is eating asparagus, but she likes them too)
Wonderful lens!
Posted August 23, 2008
Jodi_k wrote...
I love cucumbers: plain, pickled half-sours, and in cucumber slaw. Most kids in America eat PB&J sandwiches; but my mom "invented" peanut butter and cucumber on rye. Sounds off-the-wall, but it's salty, sweet, crunchy, and peanuty all at once.
Posted August 19, 2008
CleanerLife wrote...
As of this post, there's fresh cukes in the garden, and they are are sooooo gooooood! Honest!
Thanks for a great Lens!
Posted August 12, 2008
Wbisbill wrote...
Great lens. 5 stars from a new fan!
I featured you in my lens:
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Posted July 16, 2008
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Hi,
I love your lens. Given you 5 stars.
Check out my 1st lens "Weight Loss and Back Pain".
Thank you.
Posted July 06, 2008
JaguarJulie wrote...
Kim, another of your delightful food lenses. I like Larry the Cucumber. Say, you brought back fond memories when my mother took the new, small cucumbers from the garden and pickled them in a huge crockpot. YUMMY!!! 5 stars! And, I'll be adding your lens to my Cucumber lens too.
Posted May 22, 2008
Tiddledeewinks wrote...
I always grow cukes in my veggie garden. And I love the small pickling ones in salads. My family also loves pickles. I use them in the fresh Italian sandwiches I make. My kids prefer large sour pickles while I like the little ghergin ones.
Thanks for featuring my seed catalog lens! I feel honored!
Posted April 01, 2008
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