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'Boothby's Blonde' Cucumber |
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Slicing
Vine
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Open pollinated. Slicing, Beit Alpha type. 6- to 8-inch, medium broad, oval, plump fruit with black spines, yellow creamy interior, and large seed cavities. Fruit becomes more yellow as it matures.
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63
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Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.6 Stars)
Taste: (4.2 Stars)
Yield: (3.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 5
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 09/18/2008 by
mogzilla
- An intermediate gardener
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Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| The only cucumbers to reliably produce and survive the onslaught of cucumber beetles in our garden. Great fresh, crisp flavor. |
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Reviewed on 08/31/2008 by
onion lover
- An experienced gardener
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Oxford, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Excellent taste and yield. Extremely reliable and productive. Vines can reach over 20 ft long, and fruit is produced on just about every node. Always sweet, never bitter, even when fully mature. Likes acid soil, unlike many other cucumbers. From what I've read various places, this cultivar doesn't do well in many other areas. However, it was bred less than 100 miles from where we live, so maybe that is why it grows well for us. Good all-purpose cucumber. Good for pickles and table eating. Vigorous enough to survive disease, bugs, and slugs. |
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Reviewed on 09/21/2006 by
zoebisch01
- An intermediate gardener
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Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This is a tasty, crisp, mild and sweet variety. Even the large mature (they get quite big when left on the vine) fruits are good in Thai dishes. They do not produce abundantly though. The fruit that I did get (trellis grown) were healthy and tasty. I drip irrigate so powdery mildew is a rare occurence on my cukes and squash...so my plants were not affected. |
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Reviewed on 11/28/2005 by
Echidne41
- A novice gardener
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St. Lawrence, 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
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| Delicious, but a pretty poor producer- and very susceptible to powdery mildew. |
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Reviewed on 10/30/2005 by
Kate Kruesi
- An experienced gardener
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Vermont, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Not as productive as the middle eastern types that i prefer, and I was surprised at the bitter flavor at the stem end when eating them like an apple - out of hand. |
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