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| a cucumber plant |
You go down the middle path of the garden on the left side of the compost pile to the dill patch
which is in front of the sweet peppers.
Go left and follow along the row of onions and the hot peppers to the end.
Then go right, and pass three rows of tomato plants on the right and you'll see the cucumber plants lying low with their big pentagon shaped leaves trying to keep the cucumbers shady, crisp and cool. If you gotten to the corn, you've gone to far. Go down the cucumber row on the side of the corn and look hard under those big leaves
for the perfect shaped pickle 1-3 inches long.
It may take a few plants, but I'm sure its there
hiding from the brillant sun. At the end of the cucumbers, you'll reach the squash, the yellow crooked-neck type. They are easy to find, almost blinding you with their brightness.
Every garden is different and this garden will have a different design next year. It is a yearly challenge
to find those perfect shaped 1-3 inch cucumbers that will become the tiny pickled cornichon
using a french recipe flavored with tarragon.
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| The cucumbers here are found in the left back corner. |
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| Cornichons are a wonderful relish, or sliced on a sandwich. |
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