Who would have thunk?

After weeks of ridiculing it, the pepper plant is officially the first plant on the terrace to go to fruit.

This just nine days after I saw the first blooms!! A few more fruits are coming out, but this one is the largest. My book says most bell pepper varieties take 60-75 days to mature. I got mine June 28 as a seedling, meaning I've had it 83 days. Who knows how long it was growing at the nurseries. What a poky pepper! I guess it was mature when I saw the blossoms at 74 days. So really it's right on time...?

Now for some pretty pictures of the cucumber blossoms: