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'Diva' Cucumber |
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Slicing
Vine
Burpless
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Slicing, burpless. Nearly seedless, non-bitter, 4- to 5-inch fruit with smooth, thin, spineless, no-peel skin. Gynoecious plants. Resistant to downy mildew, powdery mildew, and scab. Not attractive to cucumber beetles. All American Selection 2002.
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AAS Winner in the year 2002
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55-58
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.1 Stars)
Taste: (4.4 Stars)
Yield: (3.5 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.7 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 18
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/11/2021 by
HanburyHouse
- An intermediate gardener
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Los Angeles, California, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| I was happily surprised how well this variety did last summer. I could not find seed, but did find a transplant at my local independant nursery. I don\\\'t normally have such healthy vines and heavy vields from cucumbers, since I live near the coast. I will grow this variety again. The two other varieties I grew right next to Diva were generally bitter and covered in PM disease, as my cucumbers often are. |
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Reviewed on 03/02/2012 by
jbb2388
- An experienced gardener
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Hartford, Connecticut, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| One of the best tasting slicers available. I cannot understand how it is listed as being not attractive to cuke beetles however. BW takes down my plants each year without fail. Its a parthenocarpic variety so I\'m going to try growing completely under row covers this season and see how it does without trellising. |
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Reviewed on 12/29/2011 by
Clarksville Bob of Maryland
- An experienced gardener
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Howard, Maryland, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I planted Diva because of its mildew resistance but had a total wipeout by other leaf diseases that I\'ll call \"brown spot.\" As a result, I had zero cukes to taste and zero yield. |
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Reviewed on 12/22/2011 by
jjlabor
- An experienced gardener
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Campbell, Virginia, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| At last! A variety that grew cucumber beetle-free all season! This one\'s a keeper! |
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Reviewed on 03/30/2011 by
Cybrczch
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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 indoors in expanded peat pellets, then transplanted outside and grew trellised.
Plants grew well, latest variety to start bearing, lasted as long as the others I grew but did not bear as heavy.
Cucumber beetles chewed on some fruits, but plants didn\'t succumb to wilt. |
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Reviewed on 03/13/2009 by
keshreve
- An experienced gardener
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Laramie, Wyoming, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Somewhat uneven results...some years I get a bumper crop, some years just so-so. However, the taste keeps me coming back! There is no better tasting cuke! And, they pickle pretty well, too. |
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Reviewed on 01/09/2009 by
Keeper
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Hartford, Connecticut, 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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| There is without exception no better tasting cucumber around. Although this isn't a true climber it's a must to have in your garden so save some space. Diva has a wonderful flavor, it's crisp, has a small seed cavity and needs no peeling. I guaranteed this is a variety you will like.
Note: Cucumbers (Squash, Melons etc.) should be planted in a well composted or manured soil covered with black plastic or landscape cloth. Fertilize when the plants fall over or when the runners appear and again when the young cukes reach a few inches and again when picking begins.
Rotate plantings every year to avoid disease and insect problems. |
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Reviewed on 01/24/2008 by
Perdidojim
- An experienced gardener
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Escambia, Florida, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I planted this twice (in north Florida) and had to replant both times in order to get enough germination (bad batch of seeds?). One year it produced very few cucumbers, but another variety produced quite well. The other year, it produced a fairly good crop but not as good a crop as two other varieties. The taste was excellent, but I don't think I'll plant it again because of the difficulty of getting a good crop. |
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Reviewed on 09/20/2007 by
mcscience
- An intermediate gardener
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Suffolk, New York, 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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| Robust healthy plants which scrambled (rather than climbed). All was well until the mosaic hit. But actually, they are still bearing even though much of the foliage is dead. |
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Reviewed on 08/09/2007 by
Gman71
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Hartford, Connecticut, 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 good tasting cuke. It actually took awhile to get going for me. Sweet success I planted ten days later started producing ahead of it. It stalled after a couple of weeks producing well but I hit it with more fertilizer and it picked up again. I'm averaging twentythree cukes per plant right now and still picking. One of the best for me. I rate it right up there with sweet success. I can't rate it higher on yield until the season has ended. |
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Reviewed on 08/18/2006 by
adamm321
- An intermediate gardener
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Essex, Massachusetts, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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| Sorry to rate this so low, but it also wouldn't climb for me although it grew in every direction and outgrew it's space in clay/loam with compost and organic fertilizer worked into the bed before planting. I saw striped cucumber beetles on it and soon after, some of the leaves were disintegrating. I had a bad case of earwigs every night munching on the foliage. I did get cukes, but they were not straight, and not dark green the way I like them. They were a sick looking yellowish green. I pulled the plants early. |
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Reviewed on 01/24/2006 by
No2farmer
- An intermediate gardener
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Tioga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
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 liked the taste, smooth skin and all, they didn't seem to climb well up a trellis, with my help. They seem to slowly die off on me after abit. Water, fertilizer, and soiless meduim weren't the issue at all, they didn't wanna bear fruit alot for me. Too bad, for me, cause I'd think it coulda gone over well alot more at market.
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Reviewed on 12/02/2005 by
Joachim
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Fairfield, Connecticut, 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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| Twenty-five All-America Selections trial judges chose Diva as a 2002 AAS winner. Beit Alpha cucumbers are far tastier than the usual Dutch hybrids and while DIVA is a hybrid it comes close to the wonderful heirloom Beit Alpha type cucumbers sold along dusty Arab roads as refreshment. |
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Reviewed on 11/09/2005 by
rolarase
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St. Lawrence, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I've grown Diva for two years now. Of the fruits that actually GREW to maturity, there are no complaints: They were tastier by far than "regular" cukes. I'm going to try them again, for as gardeners know, there can be a huge difference from one year to the next. |
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Reviewed on 01/31/2005 by
barkeater
- An experienced gardener
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Vermont, 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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| Best tasting slicer and pickler I've ever had. Ripened for me in flushes, good for pickling. One strange habit is they wouldn't climb a trellis for me, they would only sprawl. |
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Reviewed on 12/17/2004 by
Eldon Everhart
- An experienced gardener
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Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Outstanding cucumber. |
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Reviewed on 11/01/2004 by
Daisy's Mom
- An experienced gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Crisp and tasty! Fruits are smooth-skinned (no prickles). |
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Reviewed on 10/25/2004 by
Brian Caldwell
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Tompkins, New York, United States
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| A great variety. The Mediterranean cukes are much better than standard American types. |
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