The little cucumbers that could - and a prayer request

God saved them and they are happy.

Supposed to be harvested at 3-4 inches. They're still good; but that's what they say. Get them early enough and they're easy to eat right off the vine and pretty much burp free.
If there are seeds in the older ones I may try to save them for next year, because this variety, while not expensive, is not cheap. :)

They have completely overwhelmed my little nasturtiums!

If I do save seeds this year, I will have them for as long as I need them, haha, because three plants may end up being too many, if even half of the blossoms fruit. :-)

Tropical Storm Cristobal. In the Bay of Campeche. Is expected to become a hurricane in the next week. And the only track they showed this early has it coming right up the middle of Louisiana.
Which means some part of it might come right over us.
So please keep us in your prayers.

You all be safe and may God bless you all.

Thought I would show you a few things.

The power pole that so many people helped us get.

The nasturtiums and Mini Munch cucumbers I planted the start of the lockdown.
They were on the south side of the house. The side hit by the tornado.

Haven't been able to get to the tub with the green beans in it, yet. Or the fig tree in a while, Between wind and rain.. Hoping God will bless us there, too.

You all be safe. Please remember us in your prayers. When they talk of the possibility of severe weather, I have to ask God to strengthen my faith.

God bless and thank Him for all you have.

The yard still looks the same

Figs are a little bigger.

Pecan flowers are numerous. I hope this bodes well for the coming pecan season.

Cucumbers and nasturtiums are coming along.

And it's a banner year for blackberry/dewberries, it would seem.

Apparently they will start reopening the economy. About time. I need my flea markets and farmers markets!
Be safe and God bless.

Around the house on Good Friday

New season figs.

This year's pecan crop?

Cucumbers and nasturtiums.

Wild blackberries. Called dewberries by some here.

Wild gladiolus.

Had a pretty good set of thunderstorms last night. Oddly, the aluminum (watering trough) planter didn't seem to have gotten much rain at all. Even to the extent I found fire ants in one spot. Same spot as last year. Annoying. Flooded it good for now. Will probably continue to do so every day, though we have 2-4 inches of rain with possible tornadoes and hail forecast for this weekend.

I've read that you can use dawn dish soap. Or hot water. May lose a few cucumber plants whichever way I go.
The cucumber plants in the picture are in an area that isn't infested yet, near as I can tell.
Guess we didn't get the ant poison down around the outside of the container soon enough. Been watching for them and hadn't seen them until today.

You all be safe and stay sane!  Be sure to thank God for all you have and for keeping you safe. God bless. 💗

Questions questions

Those of you who have grown banana peppers. Do you leave them until they turn yellow? Is it the color or the shape that gives them their name? I thought this pepper was ready to pick based on its size (because yes, I am clueless), but based on the color, I'm not sure.

Also. Any idea what is going on with my cherry tomato plant?

It looks bad but it doesn't seem to have affected production.

My other banana pepper plant is going well, too.

Remember I showed you my bell pepper plant here on Wednesday? It was a little pea sized thingy. ;) Well in just 4 days it looks like this now.

It actually looks like a pepper now. :)
Oh, and while looking to see if I was ever going to get any beans, I found this. Sorry for the quality. The camera insisted on focusing on the cucumber tendril instead of what I wanted to take a picture of.

Its got an odd shape. Wider at the ends than in the middle. Is that because it wasn't getting enough water before I started using the drip hose? It's been really hot and I had been mostly watering at night. Now that I've put the drip hose out, I try to water 2 hours in the morning and 2 in the evening. the 2 in the morning has been keeping the dirt moist though, so I don't always water in the evening. I have to set a timer to remind me, lol.
Funny or not, I like my little cucumber. How do I know when it's ready to be picked? Just when I like the size of it?  I'm pretty clueless, sorry.

Oh, you should be able to click all the pictures to see them better.

Hope you all have a great week. And I hope some of us get cooler and some rain!

Updated question. Went out this morning to look at the garden and some of my little cucumbers that I took pictures of to show you, have turned brown or are turning brown. Is it the heat doing that?