It’s mid-August and our mid-summer’s produce is a dream. Come gaze at our garden, and see why I am so excited about a plant I nearly pulled.
![Yay for mid-summer's produce!](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-23.jpg.webp)
I’d worried that some of our cucumbers just didn’t grow. That’s happened to us before — last year with baby bok choi, this year with my favorite peppers.
But then I looked closer. Really, I was looking at the vine because I thought they didn’t belong there. I was going to pull it. But then I saw the itty bitty Mexican Sour Gherkin Specialty Cucumber fruit. It was tiny, but there. Then I noticed more. Two, three, four … more!
This variety of cucumbers looks like miniature watermelons and taste like cucumbers with a hint of tanginess and citrus. They are sometimes called cucamelons.
And mine are growing!
![Watering the garden after doing our second planting of peas.](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-18.jpg.webp)
You know what else is growing? Our second planting of peas. It was a group effort to get them in the ground, but we did and they are beginning to sprout.
I can’t wait to harvest more peas.
![Cabbage, cabbage, where are you?](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-21.jpg.webp)
Our cabbages are finally forming cabbages. I do hope we can enjoy them soon. When I purchased these seeds, I didn’t realize these would be a mid-summer’s produce harvest. Whoops. Next year, I will look for ones that mature sooner.
![](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-16.jpg.webp)
And tomatoes! We’ve had a couple of plum tomatoes ripen, along with maybe a pint or two of cherry tomatoes. But there are so many more. Yay for mid-summer’s produce!
And today I came home with several green tomatoes (baked fried green tomatoes, here we come!).
![Will these walla walla onions be mid-summer's produce? Probably not.](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-20.jpg.webp)
Plus, you can see the onions beginning to form.
![Broccoli is among our mid-summer's produce.](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-19.jpg.webp)
And we’ve already harvested some of the broccoli (it is so not the big heads I was promised!).
![](https://sarahscucinabella.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/Maine-Garden-22.jpg.webp)
All in all, I’m still pretty happy with our garden …
… And taking notes for next year. Why didn’t we plant summer squash, cauliflower or Brussels sprouts again? Why didn’t I pay attention to harvest estimates? Why did we end up with so much mid-summer’s produce? (Hint: That last one answers itself.)
How’s your garden growing?
Kate
Wednesday 21st of August 2019
I'm excited for your little cucumbers!