Vegetable Varieties for Gardeners

Reviewed on 09/13/2012 by Ferdzy - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Ontario, Canada Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
A very standard pickling cucumber, but it bears the distinction of being practically the last cucumber standing after a terrible, horrible, no-good, very bad year for all cukes, melons and squash. We have had unrelenting hordes of cucumber beetles (striped and spotted) and squash bugs attacking the garden this year, in addition to the intense drought and high temperatures. We irrigated our cukes, but just about evey other cucumber with the exception of Yamato Sanjaku has since succumbed to wilt brought in by the bugs. The yields have not been up to the standards of a better year, but it is impressive that they have survived at all. As with all cucumbers, the plants must be checked and cucumbers picked daily. Cucumbers are pleasant sliced but really shine as dill pickles.

Reviewed on 07/02/2008 by Macmex -
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cherokee, Oklahoma, United States Frost Free Season: Soil Texture: Garden Size: Sun Exposure:
Nice fat pickling variety which produces well. I picked my first one 41 days from seed. Vines are vigorous and fairly long. I would not rate it for fresh eating as I don't eat cucumbers other than in pickles.