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'Improved White Spine' Cucumber

Sub-Category:	Slicing Vine

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Description:	Heirloom, inbred, slicing cucumber. Monoecious vines bear 8-inch by 2 1/2-inch, tapered, medium-green fruit. Also known as 'Fordhook White Spine'.
Days To Maturity:	60-67
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Overall: (4.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (4.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 05/15/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Richmond, Georgia, United States Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Ancient cultivar that was listed in Burpee\'s 1888 catalog and it was not a new variety then. It was my Grandmother\'s favorite in the early 1900\'s. It is pretty good for an old variety. Not as pretty or as uniform in color as newer cultivars like Straight 8, Poinsett, or Ashley but grows about as well and is just as tasty.

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