So I’ve got some good information regarding squash, zucchini, and cucumbers… I going to focus on squash, zucchini, and cucumbers only. If I deviate to current events it’ll just piss me off more and then this post will turn into a rant which will lead to someone implying it’s a manifesto and then the black suburbans will pull up in front of my house. That last part was a little tongue in cheek but given the way things are right now, nothing would surprise me anymore.

Back when I was planting the garden, you know, before the country turned on itself, the wife was questioning why I plant my garden yummies on mounds. My response was simple, because my father-in-law loves his irrigation system too much. She scoffed, then I was vindicated with this article:

15 Zucchini & Squash Growing Mistakes That Are Hurting Your Harvest

Check out number 6 in their list dealing with watering… TOTAL VINDICATION! Victory never smelled so sweet!

The other topic that came up in random conversation with the mother-in-law dealt with the gender of cucumbers.

Whoa! Gender? We can’t talk about gender! Can we?

[clears throat] Umm, yes we can, well at least as far as it relates to the plant world. That’s safe and won’t bring an angry mob of protesters to my door.. maybe.

Oh well, pushing forward. It seems plants are less confused than humans as there are only two genders when it comes to plants. With regard to cucumbers, you can easily tell male and female flowers apart. The female flowers are easily identifiable due to the presence of a little baby cuc behind the flower.

Here’s an article Gma found and sent to me. Enjoy.

How to Tell Male & Female Cucumber Plants

And, as an added bonus, here’s an article on green peppers and how to tell their genders apart.

How to tell a Male Bell Pepper from a Female Bell Pepper

See, I can stay away from current events when I want to…