2014 Garden - August 3rd update

In all the years I grew a garden in Baton Rouge, we never had cucumbers in August.  The plants would die and wilt off by July.  Here's my daughter's boyfriend with just a couple of the half-dozen we picked this morning.  Note the size.  This variety is Sweet Slice, a burpless cucumber that is the best tasting there is. Even when they're this large!

We pick cucumbers every day. Sometimes a couple, sometimes as many as 8. Buried under the cucumbers are bell peppers. The shade the cucumbers provide has allowed the peppers to stay very healthy even thru the dry spells. 

The tomatos are doing well also, even though the larger fruit varieties are struggling from stinkbug infestation. Somehow the stinkbugs avoid the cherry tomatos (which are my favorite).  So the daily pick of small toms continues to be outstanding.

At some point I'll have to terminate the cucumbers so the bell peppers can begin their autumn surge of growth and production. But I'm certainly in no rush!