Once it gets going, the plant is hardy and prolific; it will climb eagerly.
Yes, the cucumber skins are bitter, and can get tough ...Read Moreif you let them grow too large.
But if you want a LOT of cukes, if you like to make pickles, and if you DON'T like to baby your plants, this is the "lazy farmer's" choice.
A pickling cucumber from 1888. I rarely grow the pickling types but my mother did. This cultivar created an abundance of thumb sized cucu...Read Morembers which she used for whole sweet pickles.
Once it gets going, the plant is hardy and prolific; it will climb eagerly.
Yes, the cucumber skins are bitter, and can get tough ...Read More
A pickling cucumber from 1888. I rarely grow the pickling types but my mother did. This cultivar created an abundance of thumb sized cucu...Read More