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'Cool Breeze' Cucumber |
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Pickling
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Burpless
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Hybrid. Pickling, burpless, French cornichon type. 4- to 5-inch, dark green, fine-spined, stipple-skinned, non-bitter fruit. Resistant to powdery mildew, scab and cucumber mosaic virus.
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45-49
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.4 Stars)
Taste: (4.4 Stars)
Yield: (4.6 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.6 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 03/30/2011 by
Cybrczch
- An experienced gardener
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Lancaster, Nebraska, 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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| First grown in 2010. Started seeds indoors in expanded peat pellets then transplanted and grew trellised.
Plants grew well and spread over trellis. Started bearing early and continued all season. Plants were not troubled by the cucumber beetles that were attacking my flower beds.
Used fresh and pickles. |
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Reviewed on 03/27/2011 by
sadie
- An experienced gardener
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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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| This hybrid was more disease resistant than others I grew. We had a disease strike and it outlived the others easily (I don\'t spray). The cucumbers have an interesting appearance with many more smaller bumps on the surface and are very dark green. I used them for pickling. This year, I haven\'t seen them on the seed racks or in either or the 2 catalogues I order from. |
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Reviewed on 08/05/2010 by
OhioMG
- An experienced gardener
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Huron, Ohio, 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: More than 8 hours per day
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| I grew this one at our old zone 6b/7a garden, in raised beds that were under an old grape arbor covered in chicken wire to protect from some ravenous and very determined squirrels. Cool Breeze grew up the wire and even part way over the top of the arbor so that we were picking cucumbers like we would have picked grapes. The fruit looks different than a standard pickler, but it is tender, sweet, juicy, not bitter at all, and boy were they prolific! Even the ones that escaped notice and got larger than we normally pick them were just fine. Cool Breeze worked well for relish, salads, pickles, and just plain eating. Yum! |
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Reviewed on 09/07/2008 by
containergardener
- An experienced gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We grew these for the first time this year, one plant in a 5-gallon black plastic container, trellised with several bamboo poles vertically inserted in the pot. First of five varieties to yield. Excellent yield and quality. Very sweet, never bitter. We ate them fresh. Here, near the coast with high daytime heat and frequent overnight fog, powdery mildew can be a problem, but Cool Breeze is impressively resistant to it. |
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Reviewed on 07/08/2008 by
ed deldman
- An experienced gardener
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Suffolk, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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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| The best cuke I've grown. The fruit is crisp and very tasty. I grow them on Long Island not far from LI sound, It is very humid but the ocean moderates the temperature. My growing conditions are very similar to WA and my results were similar. |
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Reviewed on 08/26/2006 by
FlipTX
- An intermediate gardener
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Harris, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| This one took a while to get going for me. I think it doesn't like the very long, very hot days of summer. Now with the days finally getting shorter, it's started producing a few cukes for me. They're mild but tasty, and good for fresh eating. (I'm sure they're good for pickling, too, but I always eat mine fresh.) The leaves seemed more susceptible to insects and other pests (especially spider mites) than others I've grown, but perhaps this was just an especially bad year. The good thing about this variety is that it's parthenocarpic, so it sets fruit without fertilization. This is a plus in greenhouse settings or if, like me, you don't have a lot of bees in the area. |
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Reviewed on 01/21/2005 by
Tania
- An intermediate gardener
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Washington, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| F1 Hybrid, pickling type.
Great taste, very productive and reliable. I grow it every year and it is one of the best cucumbers in my garden. Tolerates partial shade (5 hrs of sun).
Seems to be quite disease resistant (mildew is a problem here), comparing with other cuckes in my garden. Keeps producing well into September, and starts in early July (with no protection).
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