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EarlyBird · May 4, 2017

All,

This is perhaps the most basic question you'll ever find here, but being such a newbie I need to ask: once a cucumber is ready to be picked, how should it be picked?

Do I just pull it off, twist it off, cut the stem holding it off?

I figure that if I do it wrong I may keep a new cucumber from growing in it's place, or damage the plant, or something.

Is there a "proper" way to going about it? Thanks! I'm a bit embarrassed, but there you go!

May 4, 2017	#1
EarlyBird Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 65	How to Properly Pick a Cucumber? All, This is perhaps the most basic question you'll ever find here, but being such a newbie I need to ask: once a cucumber is ready to be picked, how should it be picked? Do I just pull it off, twist it off, cut the stem holding it off? I figure that if I do it wrong I may keep a new cucumber from growing in it's place, or damage the plant, or something. Is there a "proper" way to going about it? Thanks! I'm a bit embarrassed, but there you go!