We could not make up our minds so we grew both.

[897tgigvib]

Hay Jack, why you growing such teency Cucumbers with those little tiny leaves?

Only 30 inches long? Try not to be so embarrassed about letting folks know your cucumbers are so small. And those little poor leaves, only 24 inches across? I think you have some kind of nutrient shortage going on.

There's always next year. When you grow a 5 foot long cucumber and get the nutrients right so that its leaves are at least 4 feet across, then we'll enter it in the giant cucurbitaceae contest...



Actually, that's one you got there's good to enter into this year's contest!

 

[jackb]

Hay Jack, why you growing such teency Cucumbers with those little tiny leaves?

Only 30 inches long? Try not to be so embarrassed about letting folks know your cucumbers are so small. And those little poor leaves, only 24 inches across? I think you have some kind of nutrient shortage going on.

There's always next year. When you grow a 5 foot long cucumber and get the nutrients right so that its leaves are at least 4 feet across, then we'll enter it in the giant cucurbitaceae contest...



Actually, that's one you got there's good to enter into this year's contest!

Welcome back Marshall, good of you to drop by. Yeah, I guess I should give up gardening and take up knitting, or something useful. We had a miserable June; rain, rain, rain and more rain; warm, muggy; in other words perfect for growing melons. Ava's melons were really looking poorly, but they have perked up and are starting to head toward the trellis. We had just about abandoned hope a few weeks ago, however, I am slightly more optimistic now that I can see a few flowers starting to open. And, happy 4th. to all!

Jack B

 

[jackb]

There are just so many telegraph cucumbers coming that I am giving them away, I even left two in the mailbox this morning for the postman. The problem is I am going to have to remove the plants soon, as they have completely taken over the greenhouse to the point that I must bend over to get in. You would think that being so large they would be tough with lots of seeds, but that is not the case at all. That said, I tried them in the garden, and they did not do well at all, so I guess they are best grown in a greenhouse.

Jack B

 

[catjac1975]

I'm tying those next year!

 

[jackb]

I'm tying those next year!

You will not be disappointed, I promise.

Jack B

 

[catjac1975]

Are they English Telegraph or Telegraph improved? Where did you get them?

 

[thistlebloom]

Jack! That's not a cucumber! That's a weapon!!

 

[jackb]

Are they English Telegraph or Telegraph improved? Where did you get them?

They are telegraph improved. I believe the seeds came from Baker Creek, if not Southern Exposure Seed exchange. They were not expensive; I received 25 seeds in 2009, which are still viable. I only plant a few, as they are big plants.
The skin is really thin and does not have to be removed. My wife simply slices them thin and we put a little salt on them. Ava loves them and she is a fussy eater.

Jack B

 

[NwMtGardener]

OHMYWORD those are enormous!! I am just...astonished, they're as big around as your arm!?!

 

[jackb]

Well, you won't find them in the produce aisle, you gotta grow them if you want them.

Jack B