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'Pioneer' Cucumber

Sub-Category:	Slicing Bush

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid. Pickling and slicing. Uniform, black-spined, medium dark green fruit on medium-sized gynoecious plants. Resistant to STM, anthracnose (1 or 2), downy mildew, powdery mildew, scab and cucumber mosaic virus.
Days To Maturity:	51-53
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 03/27/2011 by sadie - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	All Counties, 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
Black spined and grew reasonably well. I used them for pickling and they were just fine. I also find they are nice for slicing too if you peel them. Had the second best disease resistance in my garden.

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