Cukes you are growing this year

[duajones]

I have County Fair, Cool Breeze and Poona Kheera growing now, will probably add Diva.
Poona Kheera has always been early and prolific for me and I realized a few weeks ago that I had only grown it in containers. I have them in the ground in my main cuke spot this spring and planted them a week later than the County Fair. They are similar in size already and I expect great things from PK this spring.

[mdvpc]

I am growing spacemaster, diva, bushy cuke and miniature white

[kath]

Diva and Super Zagross - in the past I've tried Sweet Success, Early Triumph. Lemon, Bush Crop, Salad Bush, Jazzer, Aria, Bush Whopper II, Bush Champion, Miniature White, Burpless Hybrid, Marketmore 76, 86 and 97, Muncher, Olympian, Sweeter Yet, Burpless Beauty, All Season, Sweet Burpless, Spacemaster, Poona Kheera & Suyo Long. Diva is the family favorite so far and Super Zagrosse is another o.p. variety that Fedco says is good, so we'll see!

[tjg911]

the same one i grow every year county fair.

i'm organic and grow on 1 side of a trellis that is 7' tall (so FRC won't work), if i want cukes 14 days after the 1st ripe one is eaten then it's county fair. i never had a BW problem at my other house but here the cuke beetles have insured that every variety i've grown dies by 8/24, except county fair.

there are a couple of other varieties i found this year in catalogs that claim to be BW resistant so i plan on trying them. maybe it was just 1 variety, i just looked and the only one is see is calypso hybrid pickler from shumway's catalog. i swear i saw at least 1 or 2 others in 1 or 2 other catalogs.

i know there was another thread about cukes and if you search for bacterial wilt you should be able to find it. i'm sure there was mention of other BW resistant cukes in that thread.

i know this isn't about BW cukes but it's such a problem if you don't use pesticides that i want to mention the BW varieties.

tom

[duajones]

After reading your posts, I went ahead and made a new spot for Diva along a hurricane fence. Tilled it real quick, added a handful or two of fertilizer and planted them! I am going to have cukes coming out of my ears

[bigbubbacain]

Diva has already impressed the heck out of me. I grew it over Winter in the greenhouse, and against advice from Johnny's Seeds, I transplanted it from its large pot to my raised bed. It's really taking off now. It's got a great sweet flavor. I'm also growing Vertina and H-19 Little Leaf for pickles.

[DeanRIowa]

My cucumber list for this season:
National Pickling
Poona Kheera
Sikkim
Suhyo Long Slicing
Super Zagross Middle Eastern Slicing
Uzbekski

I really like the Poona Kheera and Super Zagross.

Dean

[b54red]

Growing Sweet Success and Armenian Yard Long this year. My favorite cucumber is also Diva. To me it is the best tasting of the many I have tried over the years. Diva didn't do as well last year as the Sweet Success. It was less tolerant of nematodes and produced slower and far less. I needed more room for the crazy amount of tomatoes I am trying this year so in order to save space I cut back severely on my cucumbers and squash this year. I'll just have to settle for a slightly less tasty cucumber this year; but the upside is I won't have to give so many away. Sometimes it can get to be a chore finding people who want 5 gallon buckets of cucumbers and squash every couple of days.

[RJ_Hythloday]

I really need something resistant to powdery mildew. It's taken over every cucurbit I've tried to grow here. I grew straight eight last year and was unimpressed. I've seen a straight nine improvement, don't remember the exact name. I think I'll look into country fair and diva now.

[kath]

Know what you mean about the neighbors seeing you coming with more veggies!
Fortunately, we have food pantries and such locally that never say no.

[tjg911]

Originally Posted by RJ_Hythloday

I really need something resistant to powdery mildew. It's taken over every cucurbit I've tried to grow here.

fish milk is easy to make, use this as a foliar spray:

o 2 cups of milk i prefer whole milk but low fat is ok
o 1 teaspoon dish detergent NOT ANTIBACTERIAL as it'll kill beneficial bacteria on the plant
o fish emulsion or fish and seaweed emulsion concentrate use the amount specified for 2 quarts of water. i use neptune's harvest and i use 1/2 tablespoon
o 2 quarts of water

spray plants every 5 days when it rains or every 3 weeks when it is dry. spray in the morning on a sunny day as the sun activates the protective properties. do not store this, mix it fresh each time. there is very little research about this. i don't drink milk so i buy a gallon and let it sit in the basement fridge. it can go beyond the expire date so long as it is not turning to yogurt! if you drink milk, then you'll have a fresh supply all the time.

[b54red]

Never tried the milk spray before. I'll give it a try this year.
Once you get powder mildew you can usually control it by spraying with a mild solution of bleach. Using regular household bleach make a 6% solution with water and add a few drops of soap. Make sure to spray very early in the morning or late in the day making sure to get the undersides of the leaves. I have found this works on squash too. If you get good coverage the infected leaves will tend to dry up while the new uninfected leaves will continue to grow. This is kind of a Custer's last stand against mildew. If you make the solution too weak it won't work and if you make it too strong it will kill your plants. I have found any solution over 7% can cause significant plant damage. If you spray during the middle of the day you can also increase damage.
If you get desperate, try it. I find that I usually get desperate at least once during the growing season and have used this on tomatoes, peppers, onions, squash and cucumbers in the past with some success.

[roper2008]

I am growing Poinsett 76, Suyo Long , Muncher, Spacemaster Bush and
Garden Sweet Hybrid. Will have to try Diva next year since it's almost on
everyone's list.

[duajones]

Originally Posted by roper2008

I am growing Poinsett 76, Suyo Long , Muncher, Spacemaster Bush and
Garden Sweet Hybrid. Will have to try Diva next year since it's almost on
everyone's list.

You wont be dissapointed with Diva. Its a great cuke. Mine usually start a little slow but come on strong. The ones I sowed the other day are up!!

[FILMNET]

Marketmore, SRM 58, Armenian,