Just a brief post to say, if you are visiting today, Saturday, August 30th, 2013.... and this blog looks to be a mess, and I mean more of a mess than its normal visual clutter, keep calm and come back in a few days to visit again.
I hope to have a much cleaner, more visually appealing blog for my readers then!
9/1/13 UPDATE
Ok, so I've got a new banner now (woohoo!), a new layout and a new domain that better reflects who I am, who we are. The cartoon Oz Girl banner is gone and the only vestige of Oz Girl is the profile icon to the right. I mean, I'm still Oz Girl, right?! So I have to keep something. Over the next week or so, I plan to add more pages and I've got some great post ideas also. I'm returning to the blog world with gusto! :-)
A Wee Bit o' Garden Bounty
Cucumbers, Garden Salsa peppers, and Mexican Gherkins
... oh, and two jalapeno peppers!
I've already made some refrigerator dill pickles, and I'll be making some salsa in the next few days. I've never made my own salsa before, so I'll let you know how it turns out and what recipe I end up using!
Mexican Gherkins aka "Watermelon Cucumber"
Other nicknames: mouse melon, cucamelon, sandita, Mexican sour cucumber, Mexican sour gherkin, Mexican miniature watermelon.
~ in my garden ~
And trust me, these really ARE miniature! They are about 1" to 2" when ripe, about the size of grapes. Small perhaps, but utterly adorable. Delicious to eat right off the vine. The taste is commonly described as cucumber with a citrus finish. These are perfect as salad toppers, and can also be pickled.
~ in my hand ~
A friend at work gave me 3 starter plants. With all the rain we've had this year, those 3 little plants took off like crazy. I wish I would have given them a taller support to climb - as it is, I only put a foot high border fence in the garden for them to wrap their little tendrils around, so now they are spreading out in all directions, intermingling with the other cucumber plants and pumpkins.
~ our jungle garden ~
I highly recommend planting some of these in your garden next year, if only for the cute factor!
Where to buy:
Rare Seeds
Territorial Seed
Seed Savers Exchange
Additional photos of Mexican Gherkins:
Dave's Garden
Garden Betty (I really like her blog too!)
Gradually Greener
Sutton's Seeds (check out picture #2- shows how trendy these little guys are!)
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