Cucumber question

[seedcorn]

Which ones do you like for fresh eting?

Which one for pickling?

 

[digitS']

I like the burpless ones . . .

The Japanese have some nice cucumbers altho' we might call them "English cucumbers" if we find them in the stores - Tasty Green (Sakata also calls it #26) & Tasty King. I like the American slicer Turbo and Raider seems to grow well in my garden. It did take me awhile to learn to plant cukes close to my sprinklers, tho'.

I wanted to try a little burpless, a Biet Alpha type. I've grown Muncher for 3 years and am real happy with that one.

Pickling is out of my experience.

Steve

 

[Ridgerunner]

I grow the Boston Pickling. To be honest, they are the only pickling I've grown. They did well so I never tried any other.

I don't do the slicers.

 

[catjac1975]

I have good success with marketmore.

 

[curly_kate]

Japanese long cukes are by far the best slicers I've ever had. I grew Solly Beilers for pickling last year and they did really well.

 

[barefootgardener]

I grow the Boston Pickling. To be honest, they are the only pickling I've grown. They did well so I never tried any other.

I don't do the slicers.

I have been growing Boston Pickling for a long time now, and it is the only one I grow for (main) pickling. It is so prolific, and the fruits grow so fast, you have to make sure you check on them every day, other wise you end up with monster cukes..lol

I love Poona Kheera. Been growing it for 10 years now. It is an heirloom from India..The fruits are shaped like a potato, and the skins turn a golden brown when they ripen. (You can eat the skins and all. No need to peel) Has very heavy yields. Juicy, sweet and mild. I have pic's I can post when i find them.

My husband and son like Marketmore for slicers..

Ginny

 

[NwMtGardener]

I have to second Digits with a vote for the muncher...really great tasting just to eat. I have never grown picklers.

 

[baymule]

I have grown Burpee Burpless for years for fresh and pickling. No complaints. This year I am trying Straight Eights. Dunno why, if it ain't broke-don't fix it, but there I go with hammer, screwdriver, shovel, hoe and water hose.

 

[Smart Red]

I grew a cuke called "Munchers" last year. I really liked them as they tended to grow long before they started growing fat and they are an open pollinated variety.

Love and glad to be back, Smart Red

 

[seedcorn]

Munchers, do you need to skin them to eat them?