JUG-M And The Giant Cukes...

They just keep growing and growing and growing..  My 2 pickle bush cucumber plants. In the jungle of yellow buds, vines, and leaves are plenty of baby cucumbers growing nicely. By end of July, I hope to have them picked and ready for canning.

Now, with that being said.. and Summer in full swing. I begin to worry about snakes hiding in things. The fear comes from a story from childhood: On one of my Summer visits to South Carolina, a little boy went out searching for worms to go fishing with. He happened upon a nest of what he thought was Earth worms, Only they were actually baby pygmy rattlesnakes. He died- I have never forgotten it, and freak every time ND comes in and tells me he has a "pet" earth worm.
Last summer Senior found a Pygmy near our wood pile- you can imagine my reaction... *shivers*

So, my question for all my good vegetable gardener blogger friends is this:  Can I cut back the larger leaves of my plants?  Or, will doing that hurt the cukes that are growing? 
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My beans are also sprouting. These too are the bush variety.

 

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Our skies here have been opening up in the afternoon, we are in a disastrously wet pattern with some Tropical Moisture promised for the weekend. Translated that means : " Sorry folks, your screwed..flooding rains are expected"  Anytime you hear the weather man say "tropical moisture"...grab your john boat and oars.

 

 I swear Florida is going to break off and become an Island. Hopefully it does so SOUTH of the Cape...because that area is a whole different country! 

This is a funnel cloud that some one snapped a pic of. Nothing like what those good folks in Oklahoma and the plains states are dealing with , but for us it is a scary sight. 

 

 

And here is another one taken from a river near our home: 

 

 

Seniors college graduation is Saturday. He is doing so with Honors. We are so proud. But I must get this house cleaned up, and a carpet cleaning scheduled. As his brother and G/F are driving down to attend. I can't tell how awesome it is to have something positive happen, instead of something sad.

So I am happy as a pig in mud to make dinner plans and etc.... 

My Niece is coming as well, you know the "bride to be"..  Its hilarious because she has been engaged for all but 2 seconds and all ready an authority on marriage...    anyways..that is a story for another day and another blog post...  

 

-JUGM