Both the bush and burpless cucumbers sprouted happy yellow blooms a couple days ago! I'm hoping a lot of bees come around to help cross pollinate them now. Apparently cucumbers are gender specific and the pollen from the little girl cucumber blooms and the little boy cucumber blooms have to get together (California could use some gender lessons from cucumbers). The cucumbers accomplish this with the assistance of the bees. Otherwise, the cucumbers will turn out misshapen. I would do it myself, but I can't tell the difference between the girls and boys.
The carrots are really growing too. They are for thinning, which we'll try and get done this next week.
In fact, the entire yard is starting to bloom. We've lived here for five years, but this is the first year that I've actually cared for the landscaping to at least a minimal degree (i.e. watering, fertilizing, weeding, etc.). It's been fun to see things come together after some work we've put into it. Here are some pics...
Butterfly Bush
Daisies
Daylilies
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