🌱Awesome, Ana, that sounds delicious! So many have been raving about cucamelons it's time for me to try growing them.😃
November 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🌱Awesome, Ana, that sounds delicious! So many have been raving about cucamelons it's time for me to try growing them.😃
Looks great. Well done! I managed one little jar of pickled cucamelons yesterday. 😂
November 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Looks great. Well done! I managed one little jar of pickled cucamelons yesterday. 😂
So many tomatoes! Plus beans, cucamelons, chamomile! #gardening #gardenharvest #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #smallgarden
November 5, 2025 at 6:04 PM
So many tomatoes! Plus beans, cucamelons, chamomile! #gardening #gardenharvest #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #smallgarden
Garden cleanup and harvest of Garlic chives, rhubarb, beans, cucamelons! #gardenharvest #backyardgarden #vegetablegarden #harvest #growagarden
November 3, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Garden cleanup and harvest of Garlic chives, rhubarb, beans, cucamelons! #gardenharvest #backyardgarden #vegetablegarden #harvest #growagarden
The harvest after 3 days of rain! Nightshade, tomatoes, beans, cucamelons, and a bouquet! #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #summergarden #gardenharvest #smallgarden
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
The harvest after 3 days of rain! Nightshade, tomatoes, beans, cucamelons, and a bouquet! #vegetablegarden #backyardgarden #summergarden #gardenharvest #smallgarden
Third last garden art of the season. Happy Halloween, witches!
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October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Third last garden art of the season. Happy Halloween, witches!
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WEEKEND. TIME FOR THE TRULY IMPORTANT THINGSSSS
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October 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
WEEKEND. TIME FOR THE TRULY IMPORTANT THINGSSSS
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Today’s harvest in a Santa Monica Garden loooong dark green cukes: Japanese, pale: Armenian, brown roots are my absolute favorite “Fall” crop: sunchokes AKA Jerusalem artichokes. You get sunflowers first, they are nutty and absolutely delicious simply sautéed with butter. See alt text for more. 🌱
October 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Today’s harvest in a Santa Monica Garden loooong dark green cukes: Japanese, pale: Armenian, brown roots are my absolute favorite “Fall” crop: sunchokes AKA Jerusalem artichokes. You get sunflowers first, they are nutty and absolutely delicious simply sautéed with butter. See alt text for more. 🌱
So many things.
Our burgers are salads with a patty on top.
But the wife grows tomatoes, cucumbers, cucamelons, chives, spring onions, and a bunch of other stuff. Then when we want other flavors or colors, there's olives, pepitas, cranberries, sunflower seeds, canned tiny citrus, etc....
Our burgers are salads with a patty on top.
But the wife grows tomatoes, cucumbers, cucamelons, chives, spring onions, and a bunch of other stuff. Then when we want other flavors or colors, there's olives, pepitas, cranberries, sunflower seeds, canned tiny citrus, etc....
October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
So many things.
Our burgers are salads with a patty on top.
But the wife grows tomatoes, cucumbers, cucamelons, chives, spring onions, and a bunch of other stuff. Then when we want other flavors or colors, there's olives, pepitas, cranberries, sunflower seeds, canned tiny citrus, etc....
Our burgers are salads with a patty on top.
But the wife grows tomatoes, cucumbers, cucamelons, chives, spring onions, and a bunch of other stuff. Then when we want other flavors or colors, there's olives, pepitas, cranberries, sunflower seeds, canned tiny citrus, etc....
The cucamelons are the cutest! You have a greenhouse, I presume? I long for one - tho peppers are doing ok on a sunny windowsill 😊
October 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
The cucamelons are the cutest! You have a greenhouse, I presume? I long for one - tho peppers are doing ok on a sunny windowsill 😊
This is the first time I ever heard of cucamelons. I just looked them up and they sound really good.
October 11, 2025 at 4:55 PM
This is the first time I ever heard of cucamelons. I just looked them up and they sound really good.
In a break from normal
Book tour content, I am home for the day. And harvesting! Pls enjoy my autumn splendour. Radicchio, cucumber and cucamelons.
Book tour content, I am home for the day. And harvesting! Pls enjoy my autumn splendour. Radicchio, cucumber and cucamelons.
October 11, 2025 at 4:53 PM
In a break from normal
Book tour content, I am home for the day. And harvesting! Pls enjoy my autumn splendour. Radicchio, cucumber and cucamelons.
Book tour content, I am home for the day. And harvesting! Pls enjoy my autumn splendour. Radicchio, cucumber and cucamelons.
Will your food bank take them? Cucamelons sell for $2 a piece in California farmers' markets when you can find them.
October 8, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Will your food bank take them? Cucamelons sell for $2 a piece in California farmers' markets when you can find them.
You’re right i should probably just tear down the plant at this point. But i’m getting about 50 cucamelons a day! It’s hard to tear something down that is producing so much still!
October 8, 2025 at 7:38 PM
You’re right i should probably just tear down the plant at this point. But i’m getting about 50 cucamelons a day! It’s hard to tear something down that is producing so much still!
Any gardeners here? What do i do with an abundance of cucamelons? I’ve pickled all I can cram in the fridge, and we can’t keep up with the fresh ones. My friends are tired of them. They are becoming my whole personality at this point.
October 8, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Any gardeners here? What do i do with an abundance of cucamelons? I’ve pickled all I can cram in the fridge, and we can’t keep up with the fresh ones. My friends are tired of them. They are becoming my whole personality at this point.
My wife calls them cucamelons. Not sure if that is official or her term.
October 8, 2025 at 3:46 AM
My wife calls them cucamelons. Not sure if that is official or her term.
What do you mean I haven't had a productive year? Look at all my beautiful harvest...
Ohh you mean productive in terms of academic papers... oh yeah no that's gone really badly 🤣
#academia #publishing #postdoc #produce #productivity #vegplot #homegrown
Ohh you mean productive in terms of academic papers... oh yeah no that's gone really badly 🤣
#academia #publishing #postdoc #produce #productivity #vegplot #homegrown
October 6, 2025 at 11:50 AM
What do you mean I haven't had a productive year? Look at all my beautiful harvest...
Ohh you mean productive in terms of academic papers... oh yeah no that's gone really badly 🤣
#academia #publishing #postdoc #produce #productivity #vegplot #homegrown
Ohh you mean productive in terms of academic papers... oh yeah no that's gone really badly 🤣
#academia #publishing #postdoc #produce #productivity #vegplot #homegrown
Things that didn't go well:
-The cucamelons were disappointing.
-The lemon cucumbers struggled to grow.
-The yardlong beans also struggled in the same bed.
-The herb bed was a disaster.
-The nicotiana sylvestris has nice flowers but gets kind of ugly after the first bloom
-The cucamelons were disappointing.
-The lemon cucumbers struggled to grow.
-The yardlong beans also struggled in the same bed.
-The herb bed was a disaster.
-The nicotiana sylvestris has nice flowers but gets kind of ugly after the first bloom
October 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Things that didn't go well:
-The cucamelons were disappointing.
-The lemon cucumbers struggled to grow.
-The yardlong beans also struggled in the same bed.
-The herb bed was a disaster.
-The nicotiana sylvestris has nice flowers but gets kind of ugly after the first bloom
-The cucamelons were disappointing.
-The lemon cucumbers struggled to grow.
-The yardlong beans also struggled in the same bed.
-The herb bed was a disaster.
-The nicotiana sylvestris has nice flowers but gets kind of ugly after the first bloom
October 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I also pickled some more of my cucamelons and cherry tomatoes! I’ve picked literally over 5lbs of cherry tomatoes this summer and my plants are still going strong, it’s crazy!!
October 5, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I also pickled some more of my cucamelons and cherry tomatoes! I’ve picked literally over 5lbs of cherry tomatoes this summer and my plants are still going strong, it’s crazy!!
Cucamelons always pop off for me without me helping at all! They love this climate!!
September 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Cucamelons always pop off for me without me helping at all! They love this climate!!
Harvested so many cucamelons.... ...so many ...
September 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Harvested so many cucamelons.... ...so many ...
Adventures in fermentation parts deux & trois. On the left, an experiment with traditional kosher pickled tomato brine of red and green grape tomatoes that I started 24 hours ago. On the right, my first attempt at pickled Cucamelons, started this morning.
September 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Adventures in fermentation parts deux & trois. On the left, an experiment with traditional kosher pickled tomato brine of red and green grape tomatoes that I started 24 hours ago. On the right, my first attempt at pickled Cucamelons, started this morning.
Cucamelons are a new one on me! What are they like?
September 29, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Cucamelons are a new one on me! What are they like?
September may be winding down, but my #VancouverIsland garden sure isn't! Just picked - green beans, yellow beans, cucumbers, beets, snap peas, cucamelons, apples, lemons and tomatoes... so many tomatoes! Lots of kale, spinach, arugula and lettuce planted for the Fall and Winter. 🌱🇨🇦
September 28, 2025 at 10:34 PM
September may be winding down, but my #VancouverIsland garden sure isn't! Just picked - green beans, yellow beans, cucumbers, beets, snap peas, cucamelons, apples, lemons and tomatoes... so many tomatoes! Lots of kale, spinach, arugula and lettuce planted for the Fall and Winter. 🌱🇨🇦