Cucumber 'Marketmore 76'

According to Native Seeds/SEARCH, this variety is both heat and cold tolerant (i.e. "Consistently produces through hot and cool weather!"...Read More). I haven't grown it yet, but I wanted to point that out since not all cucumbers meet that criteria. Other heat-tolerant varieties include Beit Alpha and Suyo Long. I imagine most parthenocarpic varieties would work in the cold. Little Leaf should be a good one, and potentially for the heat, too.

Planted 6 Marketmore 76 seedlings from the local nursery into several pots last summer. It was mid-June, so they were a bit root bound a...Read Morend stressed -- not in the best of health. Had to plant them in pots, but used good quality potting soil, compost and composted mulch, along with water crystals to retain moisture. From the start, these poor cucs had a tough time of it. They struggled -- a lot, got stressed with too much rain, then hit with powdery mildew and late blight. I'm surprised they survived at all. But they did produce a few crisp, sweet cucs although none got longer than 5" before getting "yellow bellies".

Once I get the mine tailings/clay-ey (as in used to make bricks in the 1900's), spring-saturated soil in my backyard improved with compost and amendments, this variety would likely do very well. Maybe.

This cucumber is known as a slicer but it also made GREAT crunchy sweet pickles last year, when I had a bumper crop.

Note ...Read Morethat although it is supposed to be powdery mildew resistant, gardeners in cool, damp area (i.e. coastal CA) may have trouble when the weather is foggy. But that is the case with any variety.

What a tasty & nice looking cuke this is. I planted 3 seeds in 2 mounds, and every single seed took root within 7 days. Very pleased w...Read Moreith the way I was able to train the seedlings to grow away from one-another, and maximize the area. As of now the leaves are compact with the vine saving more room for the tomatoes and okra. The cukes are dark green, crisp, and it would be a good pickle too! I will like to see how it produces down the road, but as for now it is giving me more, and more cukes each harvest!