Stumble It!
Do not mock the enormous orange cucumber
What in the hell is going on in my yard?
I mean, I know I’m not the most talented gardener in captivity, but I don’t think I’ve done anything recently to incur the wrath of a vengeful God in this way. It had all been going so well – I held up my end of the bargain by giving them lots of water and love, and making occasional sacrifices of items for the cucumber plants to use as scaffolding in their quest for world domination.
So far they’ve devoured:
- three pepper plants
- a couple of tomato cages
- half of a tomato plant
- a planter full of parsley
But this thing. I don’t even know what to do with this thing. It’s like some kind of omen.
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July 20th, 2008 at 6:32 pm
Feed me, Seymour!
July 20th, 2008 at 6:52 pm
Space alien Body Snatcher pods! Call the military!
July 20th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
LOL! Perhaps it’s crossed with a pepper or tomato and you’ve created something new and exciting…? Well, something different certainly.
Good luck with that. Keep small children and pets clear of it.
July 27th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
so you could market these as “east-west hwy” cukes down at the local safeway. never know-could take buy local to a whole new level.
July 16th, 2009 at 12:33 pm
Hey i found your site while Googling for “orange cucumber”. I have the same “problem” as you did. One of my cucumber plants has produced the largest cucumber I’ve ever seen. I actually thought it was a pumpkin when I first saw it, because it is bright orange.
Is this normal? The plant is a “boston” variety that is supposed to produce little cucumbers suitable for pickling.
I had never heard of an orange cucumber until now, but Googling around I see that there are a lot of recipes for them.
Interestingly, like you, I had a few pepper and tomato plants next to the cukes… maybe some kind of cross-breeding?
June 19th, 2010 at 11:32 am
We have cucumbers just like this orange one. This is interesting. We also planted ours in the midst of peppers and tomatoes. Looks like we have a common denominator. On the plus side they are the sweetest tasting cukes I have ever grown. They smell sweet like a fruit.