The first seed in my starter pots has sprouted! Yayyy! A baby cuke - so cute!

[IrishAyes]

While I'm at it, will mention a trip I took to the Dollar Tree in the nearest 'big' city 65 miles away yesterday. First time in 3 years. Bought the place out, very practical items. I took one look at all those beautiful bright colored wash buckets and thought: PLANTERS!

[PoliticAverse]

1. What no baby pictures?... n/t

[IrishAyes]

2. haha - you just wait! You don't know the can of worms you just opened, buster!

A NY charity I volunteer for has sent me a smartphone so I can call people long distance to feature them in our newsletter, and that phone - which so far is still smarter than me - has a camera. When I have a chance to learn how to use it, I'll FLOOD this place with pictures of cute little baby cukes until people are ready to puke! So there!

Ha! Guess I told YOU! Take that!

[Aerows]

3. I planted some Straight Eight cukes, too

I forgot to include them in my "stuff I'm going to try to grow" in the little cups post. I LOVE cukes.

[IrishAyes]

4. uhhh... what are 'Straight Eight' cukes? Never heard of that variety.

[Aerows]

5. It's an heirloom variety from Burpee

They are sprouting like nobodies business!

http://www.burpee.com/vegetables/cucumbers/slicing/cucumber-straight-eight-prod000699.html?catId=2145&trail=

[IrishAyes]

6. Thanks. I'll definitely try some next year.

Tasti-Lee tomatoes are hybrid but not GMO.