That magical time has come when everything is in bloom!
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As you can see, the cucumbers and the tomatoes are kind of in, ah, cahoots because maybe I planted them a bit too close together. But I think they can both stand their ground - you can do it, little ones! And maybe soon I'll have some cucumbers to show for it. I grew (or tried to grow) squash the first year I did this and only got flowers, probably because they were not pollinated. There seems to be lots more pollinators in my West Philly garden than there were in my South Philly garden so I'm hoping my tactic of not manually pollinating will work this time. We'll find out soon!
pretty flowerAs you can see, the cucumbers and the tomatoes are kind of in, ah, cahoots because maybe I planted them a bit too close together. But I think they can both stand their ground - you can do it, little ones! And maybe soon I'll have some cucumbers to show for it. I grew (or tried to grow) squash the first year I did this and only got flowers, probably because they were not pollinated. There seems to be lots more pollinators in my West Philly garden than there were in my South Philly garden so I'm hoping my tactic of not manually pollinating will work this time. We'll find out soon!