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'National' Cucumber |
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Pickling
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Open-pollinated. Pickling. 5 1/2- to 7-inch by 2 1/2-inch, dark, mottled green fruit. Vines very prolific and rambling. Resistant to cucumber mosaic and scab. Also known as 'National Pickling'.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.0 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.0 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.3 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 3
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 07/25/2020 by
bst
- An experienced gardener
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Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Great cuke. I\\\'m growing them on a wire trellis this year and they are doing great - good growth and lots of fruit. The best part is these are super crisp. I\\\'ve grown all sorts of cucumbers for 50 years but never gave these a shot until this year. And they are the best I\\\'ve ever grown. I put them on a 4 foot high trellis, but they need at least 6 feet and possibly 8 feet. |
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Reviewed on 09/05/2014 by
sadie
- An experienced gardener
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All Counties, Ontario, Canada
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| Maybe it was a bad cucumber year. Perhaps not enough pollenators. I did not expect great disease resistance but I think I had better fruit and yield from straight 8s another open pollenated variety. |
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Reviewed on 08/16/2010 by
YorkerJenny
- An intermediate gardener
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Onondaga, 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: More than 8 hours per day
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| It's crispy, small seeded and has very good taste when I eat fresh. It's actually pickle variety, so I assume it will be very good to pickle.
I like much stronger flavor, so I gave 4 stars for taste.
I have a very big problem with cucumber beetles. |
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