General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Port Orange, Florida
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I just went oout to check up on my garden a little while ago and I found a 12 inch long, big fat boston pickling cucumber. I swear it wasn't there a couple of days ago.
I am new to all of this gardening stuff so just about everything amazes me. Has anyone else had this kind of experience where it seems like a veggie just seems to come out of nowhere? And by the way, are pickling cucumbers good to eat without pickling them? I wasnt quite prepared to start pickling yet. |
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9
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It has happened to me as well, and it was there a couple of days ago it was just hiding
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Tomatovillian™
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia Beach
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Squash and okra can grow really fast like that, too.
For eating fresh, I prefer pickling varieties to the slicers. I'd scoop the seeds out of that monster you just found if using it for salad. Otherwise, I try to pick them when they're five inches or under. The seeds are small then, too, and the pickling varieties usually have good crunch.
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