a moment of beautiful: tendrils
the place: a planting of cucumber vines on the deck
the beautiful: winding tendrils
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I have a small garden on our deck. This year I tried a new technique; I put a bag of soil on a table, cut a slit in the horizontal part of the bag, punctured the bottom for drainage and planted some cucumbers. Later, when the leaves were established, I ran a couple of lengths of string from the table to a nearby tree.
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Now the tendrils are searching for support. When the cells of the tendril encounter a surface, such as the edge of a string, the cells respond in such a way to twist the tendril. The resulting coils and spirals are so charming!
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a note of music
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Hang on little fellow!
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coils and curls
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Copyright Jane Tims 2017
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A moment of beautiful—perfect! It is always there, but we don’t always notice,
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roseburkeauthor
July 24, 2017 at 8:22 pm
Yes, looking more at this idea in tomorrow’s post. Thanks Rose!
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jane tims
July 25, 2017 at 9:40 am
I love this idea. It’s so simple and it looks like it the cucumbers are doing well.
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Sheryl
July 23, 2017 at 7:09 pm
Looking forward to the harvest!
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jane tims
July 23, 2017 at 10:00 pm
Those tendrils are so pretty! What an interesting idea… I bet those cucumbers are going to be delicious!
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Barbara Rodgers
July 23, 2017 at 9:46 am
There are a few more baby cakes this morning. I also sat for a while after noon and watched a tendril curl around my finger!!!
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jane tims
July 23, 2017 at 1:09 pm
Great idea. What a handy way to grow veggies. Your cucumbers are gorgeous.
Your photos are surreal, like sneak-peeking into the faerie realm. 🙂
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E.C.
July 23, 2017 at 5:08 am
They are doing very well and have lots of tiny cucumbers. The tendrils are fantastic and charming!
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jane tims
July 23, 2017 at 7:47 am
Those tendrils are amazingly smart!
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letspaintnature
July 22, 2017 at 9:42 pm
Hi. Yes they are clever. I put up my strings and they just turn their backs and twine around a convenient stem instead!
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jane tims
July 22, 2017 at 9:50 pm
Inspiration! Are we making mustard pickles?
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bettyanne44
July 21, 2017 at 8:10 am
Oh, If I don’t eat them all as they form! I have a fennel plant too and I nibble on the leaves every day so it can barely stay ahead!
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jane tims
July 21, 2017 at 10:08 am