CUCUMBER HARVEST!

[DotAndBuzz]

H had one cucumber ready to harvest.  Took the girls downstairs last night, made a big deal about it because he's now an indoor suburban farmer.  Or something.  I'm upstairs in the kitchen getting dinner ready.  Suddenly I hear:

"OH MY GOD!  NOOOOOOO!!!!  Oh NOOOOOO!!!!"

Dude cut the vine instead of the cucumber off the vine.  There were 8 other baby cucumbers on the part he cut off.

FARMER FAIL.

He taped it back together where he cut it off the main vine, in the hopes it will grow back.  LOFL.  Let's hope I never have to depend on him for growing our family's food in a post-apocalyptic scenario.



He also was like "don't you dare post this to the board."  Yeah....no deal.

[tulip]

I can't stop laughing!! OHHH NOOOO!!

RIP baby cukes!!!

[DotAndBuzz]

I actually had to turn away after he told me what had happened so that he wouldn't see me trying not to laugh. I was sad for him, but come on. That's pretty funny.

[nsl]

I'm dying that he taped it together!

[LeggsBenedict]

he taped it?! aww, poor dude. the desperation. lol.

[ZoeHart]

Haha, he taped it back together. That's not how it works Mr. Dot

[TrickyBob]

LOL I mean, you CAN graft veggie plants together but I'm thinking this won't work. lol.

How did he cut the vine?!

[cville]

I can FEEL his cucumber heartbreak.

[kirra]

Lol oops. It would take my H a long time to live that one down.

[jane6672]

But he's a doctor!! Hahaha. Would he tape someones thumb back on?

[compassrose]

baby cukes = baby pickles?

[DotAndBuzz]

Feb 21, 2015 12:33:29 GMT -5 TrickyBob said:

LOL I mean, you CAN graft veggie plants together but I'm thinking this won't work. lol.

How did he cut the vine?!

With a giant pocket knife.  He said he just mistook the vine for the cucumber stem. 

It's all sad and wilty now.

[DotAndBuzz]

Feb 21, 2015 12:36:34 GMT -5 jane6672 said:

But he's a doctor!! Hahaha. Would he tape someones thumb back on?

Thankfully he's not a surgeon.


And N was so funny, she was reassuring him that it would be ok, because there were 2 more shoots forming on the plant.  Still weeks away from a cucumber, but I was pretty much dying when she said, "don't worry Dad, we'll get more.  But maybe I'll cut the next ones."

[bonquiqui]

Ha!

[lilac05]

LOL at taping it together and then telling you not to tell us!

Your DD is sweet...and smart to offer to cut the next ones!

[pretzel]

this made my day

[ginger]

LOL! HE TAPED IT BACK?!!?!!?!?!d

[cuddlyevil]

If he were surgeon, I might be concerned. Or think "at least he's not in vascular?"

I can't believe he taped it!

[ProfessorArtNerd]

I love his hydroponic cucumber room. Mainly bc I hear about it second hand, I'm not actually living it

[mrsukyankee]

heeheehee. Thank you D&B's H for such a great story.

[isabel]

lol Poor guy!

One time, my H wanted to make homemade stock to use for chicken and dumplings. He spent hours simmering the chicken carcass and veggies. When he went to strain the liquid, he didn't put a bowl under the colander and dumped all the homemade stock down the drain. I think I was sadder than he was.

[flutermed]

I literally lol. I didn't read anything after he taped them back together.

[iamgrace]

So
Much
Lol

[elleblue]

I'm sad I waited so long to come into this post. I'm dying that he taped it back together.

[05heel]

Dying!  I don't know how you didn't laugh.  I remember talking my sister through how to make cold press coffee overnight.  She followed all of my directions, except she drained the coffee into the sink and kept the grounds.  And then tried to make an iced latte with them.  I just about pissed myself laughing at her.  

[DotAndBuzz]

Feb 21, 2015 18:24:45 GMT -5 Que? said:

Haaaaaahahahaha. This is my favorite. I would totally do something like this.
He needs to get together with Dr. Grilled Cheese. (lilafowler). They could rule the world.

Truth.

They may go hungry, but they'd be super smart while starving.