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'Homemade Pickles' Cucumber |
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Pickling. Medium-green fruit with small white spines. Picked at 1 1/2 inches for gherkins or 5 to 6 inches for dill spears. Vigorous 2 3/4-foot vines.
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54-56
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| Seed Sources: |
Totally Tomato - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.3 Stars)
Taste: (4.3 Stars)
Yield: (4.4 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.4 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 7
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 08/27/2012 by
Farmer Phil
- An experienced gardener
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Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| Planted about 4 seeds per wire reinforcement cage. Only 8 cages yielded over110 pints of dill, sweet, B&B, and sweet (cucumber/sweet pepper) relish. Unlike all-female cukes, fruit set was not all at once and allowed harvest spread over weeks allowing time to process the various pickles. Cage planting results in almost 100% straight, disease free cukes. Very dry here this year, and no cucumber beetle damage. After canning, the plants were still producing. When the vines outgrew the cage, the cukes were more apt to be misshaped. Interior quality was excellent, with small seeds almost inconsequential. No bitterness or tough skin. The pickles are fantastic. Tasty and crisp. The relish is so much tastier than the store bought kind. In spite of the weather, it was a great pickle year here. |
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Reviewed on 09/25/2011 by
alissa_WI
- A novice gardener
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Dane, Wisconsin, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is the second year that I\'ve grown this variety, and I have been very happy with it. The cukes are great in all sizes, and even when they get really large, they don\'t end up as seedy as some other varieties. The flavor is very good and not at all bitter. Overall yield has been good. As another reviewer noted, they sometimes do end up misshapen, although it\'s usually an issue with one end not fully developing. Generally they are consistently pretty straight or just slightly curved. I had no issues with cucumber beetles. It also resisted powdery mildew well despite being right next to squash that had it badly. |
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Reviewed on 08/27/2010 by
vschlaff
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Washtenaw, Michigan, United States
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| These had a good flavor. not one was bitter. They grew fast and I had to many to fast. I made good pickles with these. some grew odd shaped. The smaller ones seemed to be hollow. so I will try another kind next year.
They also had sharp pickers on them. this made it difficult for my to get the cuccumber off of the vine. They made it until mid august without any signs of disease. |
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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. The flesh is bigger than seed section. Maybe because of that it has bland taste for me. I test cucumbers fresh first. If they have strong flavor, I assume, they will have really good taste when they are pickled, too.
I have a very big problem with cucumber beetles. |
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Reviewed on 08/11/2010 by
LongIsland
- An experienced gardener
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Suffolk, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 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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| These grew very fast and produced a lot of cucumbers. The leaves started to get powdery mildew. Many grew too big before I could even see them, so you have to check the plants very often and pick them before they get big. Flavor was ordinary; better tasting if picked small. Some were bitter. I had assumed that these would grow as short vines, like a bush pickle, but instead sprawled all over. |
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Reviewed on 06/27/2006 by
MATERGIRL
- An intermediate gardener
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York, Pennsylvania, 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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| 2005: Semi-sprawling plants produce a big crop of cucs which seem to come all at once, so get your pickling supplies ready! I was impressed by their good flavor - no bitterness. Just a nice looking cuc. Can pick at any size - for sweet pickles or big dills. I do not plant these until mid-June around here; otherwise they'll be devastated by the squash vine borer. I do not have any problems at all this way. I should add they are delicious raw in salads too. 2006: We were plagued by squash bugs - See "Sumter" cucumber for discussion. |
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Reviewed on 02/21/2005 by
rick
- An experienced gardener
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Franklin, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| This is my pickling cuke. The pickles are wonderful,firm and tasty. They grow very fast and must be picked almost daily if you get lots of rain. |
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