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'Longfellow' Cucumber

Sub-Category:	Slicing Vine

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Slicing variety. Vines bear straight, 12- to 15-inch by 2 1/2-inch, fruit.
Days To Maturity:	62-80
Seed Sources:	Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

Rating Summary

Overall: (2.0 Stars) Taste: (2.0 Stars) Yield: (2.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 05/13/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
An old timer which its its time was grown as a bragging cucumber. It is large for a cultivar of its vintage. Quality and production mediocre.

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