I have four Beit Alpha plants this summer alongside two Marketmore plants. The Beit Alpha are much healthier and more productive of the two varieties, surprisingly. As I said before, my only complaint about these Beit Alpha cukes is they don't store well in the fridge. I did some reading and found several suggestions on how to store them and started trying different things in order to try to keep them longer. So far, the best solution I've tried is to keep them on the counter at room temperature. If I put them in the fridge in the produce drawer, within a day the skin is dimpled and soon after it becomes slimy. So I just thought I'd share that with anyone else growing these. They're really good eating quality and now that I've found a way to keep them after picking, I think I'll grow them again next season.
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Michele
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