Indian Gerkins

ChristinaJo · November 13, 2014

I planted these for my fall garden. I picked them off because of this weeks low temps to freezing. It's my first year to have these and they grew well enough to get a spot for the spring garden. I ate the small ones cut up in salads,in place of cucumbers.
Does anyone grow these? I would like advice on how to use, and prepare these to eat( the pricklies bother me). I am saving and processing seed like I would cukes or melons. Thank you for the advice!

greenthumbomaha · November 13, 2014

I've never grown them but sounds like it is worth a try for something different. I'll save a spot next spring too.I prefer small cucumbers for eating fresh. Thanks for your suggestion.

- Lisa

KarenO · November 13, 2014

Give them a gentle scrub or wash them well while rubbing with a dish cloth and the spines will come off easily. Always remove a thin slice from the blossom end of each before pickling.
Newer hybrids are known as "spineless" which is a nice feature in a pickling cucumber

Karen O

Worth1 · November 13, 2014

http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...#axzz3IF3b3P8d

I found this recipe.

Worth

ChristinaJo · November 18, 2014

Thanks guys! I planted them for the fall garden and they did well. This spring I'll plant them with the "normal" cukes. I bet they'll really crank out a lot more!
Thanks Worth for the link. It had a tasty recipe at the end.

November 13, 2014	#1
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Indian Gerkins I planted these for my fall garden. I picked them off because of this weeks low temps to freezing. It's my first year to have these and they grew well enough to get a spot for the spring garden. I ate the small ones cut up in salads,in place of cucumbers. Does anyone grow these? I would like advice on how to use, and prepare these to eat( the pricklies bother me). I am saving and processing seed like I would cukes or melons. Thank you for the advice!

November 13, 2014	#2
greenthumbomaha Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Omaha Zone 5 Posts: 2,514	I've never grown them but sounds like it is worth a try for something different. I'll save a spot next spring too.I prefer small cucumbers for eating fresh. Thanks for your suggestion. - Lisa

November 13, 2014	#3
KarenO Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Vancouver Island Posts: 5,922	Give them a gentle scrub or wash them well while rubbing with a dish cloth and the spines will come off easily. Always remove a thin slice from the blossom end of each before pickling. Newer hybrids are known as "spineless" which is a nice feature in a pickling cucumber Karen O

November 13, 2014	#4
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	http://www.motherearthnews.com/organ...#axzz3IF3b3P8d I found this recipe. Worth

November 18, 2014	#5
ChristinaJo Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: NE Texas Posts: 425	Thanks guys! I planted them for the fall garden and they did well. This spring I'll plant them with the "normal" cukes. I bet they'll really crank out a lot more! Thanks Worth for the link. It had a tasty recipe at the end.