On 7/7/2011 6:51 PM, Julie Bove wrote:
> "Nancy Young"<email@replyto> wrote

>> But not that much! I'm pulling in 8-10 of them a day, and I am
>> not looking very hard, I'm sure there are more under there. Yikes!

> That was the problem the year I grew the lemon cucumbers. That is after I
> replaced the plants many, many times! Apparently the slugs really like
> them. Everyone I know got a ton of those things. One can only eat so many.
> I don't know if those work for pickles or not but we're not big pickle
> eaters.

I usually cut one up into spears and snack on them or have them with
lunch/whatever. It's not a tough problem to have, if nothing else,
the compost bin will welcome them.

Funny story. The other day I went to the supermarket and as I was
returning to my car I hear the cashier chasing me down, Miss!! Miss!!
(I guess Old Lady! Old Lady! didn't sound right). Oh, no, what did
I leave behind now, I *hate* when I do that. I turn around, she's got
a plastic bag full of cucumbers. Are these yours?

I'd brought my own bags so I didn't notice someone left them behind.
But I was able so say No. Thank you, but those are *not* my cucumbers.
(laugh)

nancy