Cucumber 'National Pickling'

I don't pickle, but these are ok for eating fresh if you get them young. Just not my favorite salad cuke. If they get too large they ten...Read Mored to turn an unattractive orange-yellow. Good yield.

It's not the best; not the worst. It does produce many pickling-sized cukes. My wife seems to be pleased with the pickles. I eat them ...Read Moreraw and in salads.

Haven't tried it for pickles yet but it is a great slicer if allowed to grow. Not the slightest trace of bitterness. This one goes on my ...Read Morelist for next year!

This is a a multi-purpose cucumber, ideal for pickling with its small, blocky fruit and tender skin; pick either 'Gherkin' or 'Kirby' siz...Read Moree. However, if allowed to reach full size, they can be used fresh as slicing cucumbers. This warm-weather vegetable is easy to grow and a vigorous grower. 50-60 days to maturity. It has become an Amercan staple and Heirloom pickle.

Medium-green fruits. Black-spined, great for making relishes produces a very heavy yield. Early fruit on vigorous, medium vines that retain quality over a longer season. Developed by the National Pickle Packers Association in collaboration with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station in the 1920's.