We are so excited to see the first cucumber of the year! We have been attentively caring for the plants anticipating an early production. Normally cucumbers will not flower or even grow until the night temperatures are warm. With the help of the heated soil in the Tomato House, the heavy frost blankets and a lot of determination we have the first cucumber of the season! Five weeks earlier than we have every harvested any. With 2 frost blankets the cucumber plants survived through a 1 deg. F night. They were fine, and I still laid awake worrying about them! Thankfully, they now reward me with the first cucumber and more to come!
Lynn
