Cucumbers...what's your favorite variety?

I was mostly disappointed by Viva and not real impressed by the fanfare but It may be the location ...This could be my fault as I planted those in a location where I have had fairly good results before ,now comes the But I had started some peaches from seed just east of that spot and did not foresee the kind of growth that happened the trees are now over 12' tall and bushy so that shade could be at the heart of my failure with the viva and the fanfare both ...Live and learn LOL

Top Burpless, middle Straight Eight and bottom Green Fingers.

Another vote for Boston Pickling
Got seeds from a store display rack couple years ago and still growing them. They're doing GREAT this year no doubt happy with lots of rain, crisp prolific and delicious.

I'd post more comments but am up to my ears in relishes, pickles and pickling projects. Bless those Boston picklers. We planted a six foot fence line in May and another 6" fence line four weeks later. The first line is still producing and the second one will start coming in this week. Suyo actually out-produces them though and I prefer Suyo for fresh pickles that will store four to six weeks .

I really like Suyo Long, am growing it this year. Had one called China Long last year but really didn't like that one at all.

I have seeds for Muncher and Double Yield both pickling types that I will plant in the spring. My Camilla cucumbers will be back. First year for Camilla here and I love this variety.

Straight Eight is an old standard type.

I had great luck this year with Eureka. Sandy loamy soil, trellised, I water every other day
had plenty to pickle and munching too. Will certainly plant them again next year.

There is supposedly an old variety with VERY SMALL seeds. It is favored for pickling. Anyone know of this variety? I want to grow it, and thought I'd ask you all. Thanks in advance!

There are several old varieties of small seeded picklers. Boston is one.

Parisian is meant to be a Gherkin pickler, but it does have small seeds. Homemade and Chipper are others that are said to have fewer seeds. I don't know it they are smaller. I have grown Parisian before and can say that the seeds are small.

One thing about the older varieties that I can also attest to: the vining ones do have to be tended to regularly. They need steady watering and once they fruit they have to be picked often to get a good, continuous production going. I like the vines, though, as they are easier for me to see the fruit. Sometimes those little devils hide under the leaves and you miss fruit here and there until you get a "wopper" going LOL!

Pick your cux's small and you do not have to deal with those large seeds.

I have seeds for many new to me varieties that I will be starting this spring.

Can't wait for planting time to get the cux and tomatoes out into the ground. This winter just doesn't seem to want to let up. Reminds me of the 60's and 70's.

They say if you can remember the 60's you weren't there. :)

I beg to differ with you on that one.
I graduated in 1960. Remember it well.
I was in the army from 1964 to 1970. Many good memories there.

LOL! High School class of '77. We have record breaking lows several winters in a row in central Illinois while I was in high school; and, yes I did walk to school (almost a mile). We walked in groups to keep warm LOL!

Did you forget, it was uphill both ways. LOL.

CG, you would be differing with Robin Williams, not me. Anyway, didn't mean to derail the cuke thread.

LOVE all the info and pictures you all have posted!!
Does the fact that I am in (Michigan) Zone 5b have any bearing on what variety of cucumber I should choose?

Glenda, I think that some veggies are affected by the different soils and definitely zones. That is why I find myself growing more than one variety and experimenting with new varieties since I moved from Illinois to Texas. Also, I really do think personal taste factors in so much.

I went to Tractor Supply yesterday. I thought I would mention that, for those of us who would like to save on shipping, that they are carrying quite a few Burpee varieties including some organic seeds. Also they had a wrack of Seeds of Change seeds.

That's good info, Terry.

Thanks for sharing!

Last year for the first I planted Carolina Hybrid cucumber, I use a trellis for 2 vines and I had produce until fall.I will try them again this year

Awesome! Thanks for the tip, Terri! :)

This year I am going to do something different I have about 10 varieties of left over seeds so am just going to mix all of those into one long row and see what happens

LOL! Grits, I've done that. I'm there with my tomatoes actually. To me, that is the fun in gardening.

This sounds about perfect for me I am totally anal when it comes to labels ..
I label every plant I set out and every seed in the ground..but when it comes to planning I am like Charlie Manson HELTER SKELTER

I've just signed up for GrowVeg.com to help me plan out my garden. I think if I can get it down on paper (or record it on the computer) I can at least remember what my gameplan was and, therefore, stick with it. I'm trying to do rotational plantings.

I could never find Mac software for garden planning and I didn't like the idea of paying for an online service, so I ended up making a template of my garden in Photoshop Elements. I print it out every year and fill it in so I can plan my rotations. I also label my seeds and plants so I know what I've got, and what works and what doesn't. I'd better get busy planting my peppers and tomatoes in flats, come to think of it!

I think I'm growing Diva again this year; last year my cucumbers succumbed to wilt and I'm hoping this year will be better!