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.
Jonesville, SC (Zone 7b) | December 2012 | neutral
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!
New York & Terrell, TX (Zone 8b) | April 2006 | neutral
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.
A 1924 pckling cultivar from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a monoecious pickler, with straight 6 x 1.75 inch mediu...Read Morem green fruit. (54 day)
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 More
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 More
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 More
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 More
Wonderful pickler and slicer too.
A 1924 pckling cultivar from the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. It is a monoecious pickler, with straight 6 x 1.75 inch mediu...Read More