Cucumbers

I took the cold frame down. It is warm enough for everything to be outside and I needed the space for the cucumbers which I planted along the fence.

- photo of cucumbers
The poly house is still up, but it is being used primarily as a holding area for extra plants and those waiting to be put in the ground.
Cucumbers are vines that  like to climb . I am hoping that they will grab onto the chicken wire along the base of the split rails and grow horizontally along the fence.
Did you know that cucumbers are 95 percent water and contain small amounts of vitamins A, C, and a few minerals. Although not the most nutritious of the garden vegetables, cucumbers are surprisingly rich in vitamin E. Like many vegetables, their gift comes from their seasonality. The summer heat usually coincides with a prolific cucumber patch. A light and cooling vegetable, the cucumber helps us replenish the fluids and minerals lost in our perspiration, leaving us "cool as a cucumber." (From Asparagus to Zucchini, Madison Area Community Supported Agriculture Coalition.)
I picked the rest of the spinach and planted basil. I still have a half tray of basil plants that I'd like to get in the ground. I plan to make a lot of basil pesto this summer, enough to freeze, for that 'middle of the summer'  taste in the dead of winter. I also planted seeds of fortex pole beans around the two trellises which will provide vertical interest and crunchy, nutty beans towards the end of the summer.
I seeded more zucchini and summer squash. I find that zucchini pushes out a big crop of fruit, but then poops out after its major growth spurt and becomes suseptible to fungal disease. So, I find it helpful to plant every couple of weeks for a continuous supply.