Tiana (7) and I had our first harvest in the garden today! We have been anxiously waiting for our cucumbers to turn that beautiful bright green and today seemed like a great day. She has been asking to pick the vegetables when they are ready, so off we went with scissors and basket. Here is her first pick. 
The first one is always so exciting. We were excited to see there are several more growing and will be ready in a few more days.
The first one is always so exciting. We were excited to see there are several more growing and will be ready in a few more days. 
Here she is with 4 treasures in her basket...and the sun in her eyes.
We washed... we peeled...we cut...we poured a small dish of ranch dressing. She wanted her very own cucumber to eat and wanted it all to herself. 
They are so good!!! There is nothing like the taste of a very fresh picked vegetable. It's amazing how much difference there is in the taste of fresh picked 5 minutes ago and the one you just bought at the grocery store. She loves them! I wasn't sure what she would think, but she really liked it and her friend even came over to try it...she liked it, too. Makes a momma's heart proud.
And what do you do with the left over scraps and peelings? Back to the compost bin...Nothing wasted.
Now...what did we do with the other 3 cucumbers? A couple of them were growing fat and not greening up like they should. We decided to go ahead and pick them so they will not continue to suck energy from the healthy ones. They are still good, just a little bland and not quite as sweet. One is sliced and marinating in balsamic vinegar. A few slices are in a pitcher of water...if you have never had cucumbers in water, try it! Soooo good. I had it for the first time at a spa and wasn't sure what to think, but it's very refreshing. The last one is another fat, but not quite green one that the girls decided we would cool and use for our eyes. Can you believe my 14 and 7 year old girls even thought of that...must be homeschool! LOL Guess what we'll do with the last one...yes, it is cooling for use on our eyes later tonight...while we sip on our cucumber water.What do you like to do with cucumbers?
This post brought to you by a vintage Crazy Daisy mixing bowl and my favorite green, heels.
karen..on the compost bin..i noticed you put scrap paper in it..so its ok to put even colored scrap paper? i thought you had to use only newspaper..as for cucumbers..i love cucumber sandwiches..my regan likes for me to have "high tea"..with cucumber sandwiches..i also like to slice cucumbers..put them in a bowl of homemade ranch drssing and chill them..a great salad..i planted 3 squash plants..yellow squash..well the shrubs are beautiful..but little or no squash..wonder what im doing wrong?
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