Today I picked the first ripe Cantaloupe and it is good. Not quite as good as last year's, but a lot better than a store bought one. These are from the seeds I saved from last year's best Cantaloupe. The ripening date is 10 days later than last year which isn't bad considering that I didn't even transplant these until the middle of June and last year they were volunteers and already rooted in sometime in late May. I cut it up and put it in the fridge so I can have it for breakfast in the morning. They are always better chilled. I have another dozen of similar size (small) out there ripening. Not bad for six vines.
Yesterday I picked the first of the Chelsea Prize English Cucumbers. They are not growing very long, but this one was good. Very crisp. The variety is Parthenocarpic which means it will produce fruit without pollination. That actually makes it perfect for this late in the season because since the nights started to get cold there have been few pollinators in the garden. All of the buzzy things are spending their days in the compost tube where it is warm and they can feast on sweet kitchen scraps.
The vines look deplorable but they are producing and that is what matters.
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