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'Suyo Long' Cucumber
 
Sub-Category: Slicing
Vine
Burpless
 
Sub-Category 2:
Description: Hybrid. Slicing. Burpless, Asian type. Slender, gracefully curved, ribbed, 12-to 14-inch fruit. Trellis for straight fruit. Resistant to powdery mildew.
Days To Maturity: 51
Seed Sources: Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014

 
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Overall: (4.2 Stars)Overall
Taste: (4.5 Stars)Taste
Yield: (4.0 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 07/22/2014 by bstnh1 - An experienced gardener

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Strafford, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Grew these for the first time this year. They are OK, but somewhat disappointing. They are heavily ribbed with a fairly think skin and very heavily spined. Flavor is OK, but nothing special. Despite having them trellised, they reuse to grow close to straight. Weird looking, but acceptable. I would not plant them again.
 

Reviewed on 08/02/2010 by gandle - An experienced gardener

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Dawson, Nebraska, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Weird looking but delicious. Best grown on support to get fruit that is half way straight. Makes great salad cuke don't know about pickling it, haven't tried.
 
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Reviewed on 05/19/2009 by Jay Tracy - A novice gardener

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Pima, Arizona, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Suyo has a very vigorous appearance with thick stems and large leaves. The plant tends to grow up more than out. The fruit of the Suyo cucumber is superior in taste to any other cucumber I have had. The plant growth is pretty much vertical, with very minimal branching. The plant grows very well in the heat, but Suyo is very susceptible to bacteria rots, so you have to keep the water away from the bottom of the stem. Also, if an aphid population comes in it can, over time, get cucumber mosaic virus. In all other respects the plant is pretty disease resistant and vigorous. It produces very well in the heat and flurishes so much more than other varieties of cucumbers I have had in the past. I live in Tucson, AZ and many other varieties either wilt, get pests, deseases or are stunted in their growth by the heat in this area. These cucumbers are delicious. I will definitely grow this variety from now on!
 
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Reviewed on 09/01/2005 by Catskills - An experienced gardener

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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Good germination and most plants made it. This is a delicious, sweet cucumber. On my list from now on!
 
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