General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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March 22, 2014 | #1 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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Cucumber Varieties
I am a cucumber enthusiast
I have bought seed of various open pollinated varieties. My favourites are Kyoto and Tanja (Long varieties - 12 - 14 inches) - in our hot climate they bear shorter but thicker fruit. These varieties are however not resistant to any diseases. I Also have Poinsett and Marketmore 76, both which are shorter varieties but resistant to a lot of diseases. These last two are ridge cucumbers but they can be trellised. I would like to know the following: 1) Varieties that you recommend that will perform and be resistant to diseases (not bitter skin). I do not mind if it is ridge varieties. I want both standard and long varieties. 2) Open polinated tunnel cucumbers (English cucumbers). These I know will not be resistant to diseases. I do not want any F1 hybrids. Those I can buy locally.
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March 22, 2014 | #2 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: san antonio, texas
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My poinsett did great last year. They continued through the summer texas heat and continued producing into the fall. Very resistant to disease and taste good also.
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March 22, 2014 | #3 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: rienzi, ms
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i had great results with armenian yard long cucumbers. it's pretty hot here in the summer and they did very well, i can't say if they are disease resistant but they thrived in a compost pile with little attention even when other cucurbits were besieged with stink bugs
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March 22, 2014 | #4 | |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Brantford, ON, Canada
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This is my favorite cucumber. Usually have a bumper crop for about three weeks. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?OCIST 5 July 2012 Cucumbers First Picking and Processing First picking of cucumbers, a quarter bushel or ten pounds were obtained. The cucumbers were made into juice. Annotated pictures depict the process. I have been doing this for several years. Some years I start some for July planting by preparing four more pots about the 15 of May. http://www.durgan.org/URL/?XOYOL 26 July 2007 Cucumbers The cukes are a little larger than desirable, but I didn’t pick due to being away for a few days. |
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March 22, 2014 | #5 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: 5a - NE Iowa
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My favorites, which are non bitter and burpless(less) varieties of cucumbers are Poona Kheera and Super Zagross Middle Eastern(a Beit Alpha). I have not had any disease issues as long as I trellis my cucumbers.
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March 22, 2014 | #6 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Brantford, ON, Canada
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I just drink the cucumber juice. It is quite refreshing. One can only make so many pickles.
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April 6, 2014 | #7 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Stryker, Ohio
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Well there are several good op cucumbers that would work. Boston Pickling , Straight Eight and the Market More cucumbers are really good and have stood the test of time. Now I know you said you did not want hybrids but I don't know if you can get this one in Capetown and that would be County Fair. It is a great general use cucumber and bitter free. I have eaten these picked right off the vine peel and all. My best source for it is Jung Seed Company. So if you can or cant get it in Capetown give this one consideration too. You won't be disappointed.
Kevin
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April 6, 2014 | #8 |
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Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a)
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Johan,
I've got many Russian, Belarusian and some Ukrainian cucumber varieties in my collection. All of them are open polinated picklings and quite disease tolerant. If you want to test them in African growing conditions let me know your post address by PM. P.S. There are some improved strains of very old Russian varieties from pre-Soviet era (late 19th-early 20th century): Muromskiy 36 and Vyaznikovskiy 37.
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April 6, 2014 | #9 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: Jacksonville, Fl
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Beit Alpha is my favorite. I like the fact that it has a very thin skin and tiny seeds. It does well in hot and humid Florida. I use to grow it and Marketmore but since there is only so much space I dropped Marketmore so I could have more Beit Alpha. I got my seeds from Baker Creek.
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April 6, 2014 | #10 | |
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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I had 3 plants in deep shade one year and I was feeding ourselves, making fermented pickles and feeding the chickens. They're like the zuchinni of the cuke world, although they're actually a melon. |
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April 15, 2014 | #11 | |
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April 15, 2014 | #12 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Frisco tx
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I grow a few hills of Lemon Cucumbers every year. Chill in the frig and eat with your favorite vinegar. They look like lemons but don't have the flavor.
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April 15, 2014 | #13 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Laurinburg, North Carolina, zone 7
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I like lemon cucumbers too. They are the only other cucumber that has produced much for me. AZ is not the best place to grow cucumbers. I'm trying Poona kheera this year, as well as lemon cucmber (again) and India gherkin.
I have plenty of Armenian cucumbers planted,too. |
April 15, 2014 | #14 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Hawaii
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Tasty Green has always grown the best for me, I pick the first cukes at about six weeks from planting. Tried some generic Asian suyo types that just didn't grow as well. I planted some mainland variety, Tender Green a couple of months ago, they are only now starting to vine upwards. Love them prepared kimchee style.
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April 18, 2014 | #15 |
Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: copperas cove TEXAS
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i planted i think it was strait 8 or somthing like that and they all died.but i also planted israeli cantalope and it produced small canalope that i did not care for the tast but it also put out a abundent amount of long 18 to 24 inch cucumbers that were very tasty.so i sent seeds to my brother in north carolina he grew them and only got the cantalope.im growing them agian this year to see if they do the same
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