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Number of Reviews: 11
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/27/2019 by
Saratoga MG
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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
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Good germination, but it was so crowded out in the bed by the other cucumbers, that it did not ever produce anything. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2019 by
Wayne County CCE
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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
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Honestly not sure what happened here, possibly crowded out by other varieties. Crop failure on this one. |
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Reviewed on 11/21/2019 by
CCEYates
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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
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Patience is key for these little cuties. The plants take a long time to get growing but by the end of the summer, you\'ll have a pretty impressive vine that will cover a small trellis. Perfect for a school garden as they begin to produce later in the summer. Almost every kid who tried them loved them. Not particularly bothered by diseases or insects. We will grow these again. |
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Reviewed on 11/11/2019 by
Albany County MGs
- An experienced gardener
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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
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They germinated and then disappeared. I think they dried out in the raised beds. I then tried again with transplants and they took off. They had to share the bed with the cucumbers and grew quite well despite the late start. Very cute and quite enjoyable to snack on. They also keep well on the vine so you can pick a handful at a time. |
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Reviewed on 10/18/2019 by
CCE Rockland
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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
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Seeds planted outdoors 5/30. Strong vines but fruit didn\'t appear until early August. Vines still healthy in mid-October but fruit yield was low. Those who like the taste of \'Mouse Melons\' enjoyed the tart taste. |
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Reviewed on 10/08/2019 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
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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
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cute little cucumber. |
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Reviewed on 09/25/2019 by
Food bank vvtg
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Erie, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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Very small but easy to grow. The ground hog got most of them |
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Reviewed on 09/15/2019 by
CCE Putnam
- An intermediate gardener
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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
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5/19: seeds planted. 6/5: only 3 germinated, 2 more seeds planted. by 8/31: no surviving seedlings and no new germination. |
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Reviewed on 08/16/2019 by
Tompkins MGV
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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
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Very fun to grow. The vines look like miniature cucumber vines -- very thin stem, small leaves. Very vigorous once they get going, with long, branched vines. The fruits are bite-sized and crunchy. They taste cucumbery when small and thin; they get sour when they fatten up, so you might want to pick them before you think they\'re ripe. They end up needing a lot more space than you think they will, and produce a lot of tiny fruit, which hide behind the leaves. Keep looking and you\'ll find a lot. |
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Reviewed on 08/25/2011 by
WorldsEnd
- An intermediate gardener
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Alameda, California, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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Pretty hard to start from seed, as they are very fragile, but once set, they grow and produce like crazy. I am not crazy for the taste, and the production total is about the size of a large cucumber... why not just plant pickling cucumbers? I think I\'ll do that from now on. |
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Reviewed on 07/01/2008 by
Jeanie
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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Would not call this a slicing vareity since it was very small. About the size of a globe grape. Very productive, and interesting to see in the garden.
I personally did not care for the flavor, but I don't care for raw cucumbers to begin with. But my DH who loves cukes didn't like these either.
Would be fun to pickle and serve on a deli tray, I think they would retain their crunch well pickled. Look just like a watermelon for a Barbie Doll. |
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