Fall cucumbers

[shelleybean]

The way my garden was organized in the past, I didn't grow any fall cukes because when my first round of cukes would croak from mildew, I'd use that space for fall greens or root vegetables. This year I'll have designated beds for my fall things and I can try a second round of cucumbers, and squash, too, if I want. I'm getting the feeling from what I'm reading, you don't usually get as much productivity the second time around? I'm also switching to a variety that has more resistance to downy and powdery mildew this season so I hope they'll last a few weeks longer. For years I've grown Snow's Fancy Pickling and it's very productive, but I've we've had cooler, wetter summers the last couple of years and the mildew takes over. I'm trying Sumter this time.

I made so many pickles last year, I could hardly keep up with the picking in June and July. We are still giving them away and eating them ourselves. I think I have 7 quarts left.