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'Green Finger' Cucumber

Sub-Category:	Slicing Vine

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Cucumis sativus. Open-pollinated. Slicing-type. Vines produce non-bitter fruit with extra-smooth, thin, tender skin and light green interior with small seed cavity. Good for greenhouse production. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to powdery mildew, papaya ringspot virus (wmv-1) watermelon mosaic virus (strain 2), and zucchini yellow mosaic virus. Bred by Cornell University. About 60 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity:	60
Seed Sources:	Fruition Seeds - updated in 2019

Rating Summary

Overall: (3.8 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (3.1 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.8 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 10

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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/27/2019 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
The plant grew quickly and well with supports. A thin dark green fruit best picked at 5 to 7 inches; they can get rather large if not promptly picked. Crisp and juicy with a small seed cavity. An excellent slicer for salads. Yield was not record breaking, but adequate.

Reviewed on 11/24/2019 by Wayne County CCE - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Wayne, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
This variety did not grown well for us, others were much better.

Reviewed on 11/22/2019 by Tompkins MGV - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Tompkins, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Grew well, not terribly productive. Taste is OK. Got bacterial leaf spot and stopped growing.

Reviewed on 11/21/2019 by CCEYates - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Yates, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Good flavor with tender skin. Best eaten on the small side.

Reviewed on 11/11/2019 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Albany, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Germinated and grew well. Productivity was adequate and if picked small were quite tasty. I really liked the thin skin. Would recommend.

Reviewed on 11/10/2019 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Nassau, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
This is a narrow, long cucumber with tender skin and tasty. Good yeild, though the plant itself wasn\\\\\\\'t attractive since it got blight, butr it kept producing.

Reviewed on 11/08/2019 by Susan-CCESchuyler - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
small yield, may have needed more watering

Reviewed on 10/18/2019 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Rockland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Seeds planted outdoors 5/30. Strong vines until early October when started failing due to diseases. Very good yield of really tasty cucumbers from mid-July to early October.

Reviewed on 10/08/2019 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Broome, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Did not grow well, poor yield , tasted ok.

Reviewed on 09/15/2019 by CCE Putnam - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Putnam, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days Soil Texture: Loam Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Seeds planted 5/19. 6/5: white spots and holes noted on leaves. By 7/17, two plants viable, with one cucumber on the vine . 7/24: first harvest. 8/10: trained on trellis. 9/4: harvesting and donating. Total harvest as of 9/14: 10 1/2 lbs. Taste: crispy, juicy, mild flavor. This is not our final evaluation. Final entry 11/24.

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