u/Miss_JewBooty

Hi all! I’m new to fermenting and have a question about my very first ferment!

I’m making fermented cucumbers. Every morning when I check on the ferment there seems to be a few teaspoons of brine on the plate. I checked the jar, there’s no cracks or anything, so it’s definitely bubbling out the top. Is this expected? Or at least safe? Some general information:

- It’s in a Fido har that’s fully clamped down

- I used a 3.5% brine

- it’s on day 4 and I want to go to day 18-21 (I love full sours)

- it’s very bubbly but no mold or yeast that I can see, but I haven’t opened it

Thank you all in advance!

I posted a few days ago about my cucumber that I direct sowed 45ish days ago being incredibly stunted. I took a closer look and there appears to be damage to the stem. What could have caused this? Should I let it be or cut my losses and plant a new one?

I posted a few days ago about my cucumber that I direct sowed 45ish days ago being incredibly stunted. I took a closer look and there appears to be damage to the stem. What could have caused this? Should I let it be or cut my losses and plant a new one?

I direct sowed this Quirk cucumber about 40 days ago and this is what it’s looking like. I feel like it should be bigger than it is. Any advice?

Beginner gardener here in zone 9a in Washington and I’m planning out what I’ll plant in the fall. Can onions be planted in the fall in this area? Other than that I’m planning on:

Snap peas, garlic carrots, and radishes.

I also only have one bed and would love any tips for how to transition my bed from summer to fall then spring! Especially because I know garlic will need to be in until like July so will have to get creative about how to water my other crops.

I’ve also included a picture of my garden layout plan for fall and spring/summer

The first image is my original plan, but I want to see if I can add in an extra tomato variety. I guess I could put the quirk cucumber in a container, just would involve buying another one. I’m a beginner gardener and last year I way over pruned my tomatoes so I was hoping to prune more conservatively this year.

The first image is my original plan, but I want to see if I can add in an extra tomato variety. I guess I could put the quirk cucumber in a container, just would involve buying another one. I’m a beginner gardener and last year I way over pruned my tomatoes so I was hoping to prune more conservatively this year.

Edit: Not pictured, but I changed the middle layout so that the cucumber is on the very end and I put the dill where the marigold was.