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Uses for West India burr gherkins

Last post by stone « Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:09 pm
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by Shule » Mon Sep 28, 2020 7:02 pm

West India burr gherkins are pretty awesome, and it's easy to grow an abundance of them. But, it may not be obvious how to use them. This thread is to enumerate the uses and...

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Last post by stone
Thu Oct 01, 2020 4:09 pm
cucumber clone

Last post by pepperhead212 « Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:44 am
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by Nico » Wed Sep 30, 2020 12:12 pm

Hello everyone and thanks in advance. I have a doubt, every season I make clones of some tomato plants, because of some sick leave and it works very well for me. And my...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Thu Oct 01, 2020 10:44 am
Bitter Melon Harvest

Last post by pepperhead212 « Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:53 pm
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by roper2008 » Sun Jul 26, 2020 1:36 pm

I know it’s not much, but I’m the only one who eats them, so I don’t grow to many plants, even though I saved a bunch of seeds last season. I’m going to slice these up and...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Tue Aug 18, 2020 6:53 pm
Cucumbers in SE Louisiana

Last post by pepperhead212 « Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:38 pm
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by fluffy_gumbo » Tue Jul 21, 2020 10:43 am

I just can't seem to grow cucumbers here, this is my second summer and I had worked out the tomato growing but not the cucumbers.
Last year I tried the variety Muncher and...

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Last post by pepperhead212
Thu Jul 23, 2020 7:38 pm
Powdery mildew advice please

Last post by peebee « Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:01 pm
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by peebee » Wed Jul 15, 2020 12:21 pm

Has anyone tried either the milk or baking soda treatment for powdery mildew on cucumber leaves? My zucchini leaves are also affected. I've had a great run on the cukes, tons...

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Last post by peebee
Fri Jul 17, 2020 9:01 pm
Favorite Cucumbers

Last post by friedgreen51 « Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:15 pm
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by MissS » Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:58 am
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I am wanting to know what is your favorite cucumbers to grow. I don't like the bitter ones at all. I don't need high production either. I love snacking on the pickle types...
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Last post by friedgreen51
Fri Jul 17, 2020 4:15 pm
Cukes

Last post by asaump « Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:49 pm
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by asaump » Wed Jun 24, 2020 12:49 pm

Funny - I walked into a Subway a few months ago, you know, back when we were not all in isolation. There were two kids behind the counter. I asked to have cukes on my...

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Last post by asaump
Wed Jun 24, 2020 2:49 pm
My Japanese cucumber

Last post by peebee « Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:29 am
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by QAGUY » Mon Jun 08, 2020 11:38 pm

Never have grown one this big. Twenty-two inches.

Japanese cucumber.jpg

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Last post by peebee
Fri Jun 12, 2020 1:29 am
cucumbers too tall

Last post by peebee « Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:22 pm
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by QAGUY » Tue Jun 02, 2020 2:39 pm

My cucumbers have reached the top of my trellis (6 ft). I have been pruning them to remove the side shoots. Can I pinch off the top without causing irreparable consequences?

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Last post by peebee
Tue Jun 02, 2020 8:22 pm
clones

Last post by slugworth « Fri May 15, 2020 8:10 pm
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by slugworth » Thu Jan 09, 2020 4:55 pm

I was able to clone cucumber plants last year and will do so again this year.
I start the plants from seed and when they start sending out feelers they
get decapitated.
I...

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Last post by slugworth
Fri May 15, 2020 8:10 pm
Bacterial wilt in cucumbers

Last post by MissS « Sun May 10, 2020 3:46 pm
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by pepperhead212 » Sat Feb 29, 2020 12:44 am

I have had problems with this forever - eventually, every non-resistant variety would succumb, which meant that one or more of the varieties of cucumber beetles was present....

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Last post by MissS
Sun May 10, 2020 3:46 pm
What do you think of cucamelons?

Last post by Labradors « Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:36 pm
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by Shule » Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:50 pm

I've never grown cucamelons, but I have grown West India burr gherkins, which are bigger and spikier than cucamelons. For those who have grown cucamelons, how do you feel...

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Last post by Labradors
Fri Feb 14, 2020 3:36 pm
Anyone grow Sikkim Cucumber before? from Baker Creek

Last post by Shule « Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:41 pm
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by RIPGaryColeman » Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:22 pm

Hello Everyone,

Glad to see most ppl have migrated.

I was perusing the Baker Creek catalog and came upon this one:

I'm curious and at the same time, experience with...

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Last post by Shule
Tue Dec 17, 2019 8:41 pm
Inspiration

Last post by MsCowpea « Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:24 pm
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by MsCowpea » Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:09 pm

Looking through an old photobucket account. The Land exhibit at Epcot at Disney. Don’t remember the year.

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Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:24 pm

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