Pickling cuke that you would recommend?

cleo88 · October 27, 2010

I've grown Burpee Bush Champion two years in a row and it is very tasty, though the powdery mildew does gross me out. It's advertised to be compact but I dunno - using "Bush" in the name seems like false advertising. But it wasn't really rangey, which was good since the garden is really at least 90% for tomatoes.

But now our favorite cucumber to buy in the grocery store for salads are pickling cukes. They are very tender and sweet, and the seeds are small and unobtrusive. Could someone recommend a variety that I could grow without devoting a huge amount of garden space to it? Would be nice if it were commercially available, or obtainable with a SASE.

October 27, 2010	#1
cleo88 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Sharon, MA Zone 6 Posts: 225	Pickling cuke that you would recommend? I've grown Burpee Bush Champion two years in a row and it is very tasty, though the powdery mildew does gross me out. It's advertised to be compact but I dunno - using "Bush" in the name seems like false advertising. But it wasn't really rangey, which was good since the garden is really at least 90% for tomatoes. But now our favorite cucumber to buy in the grocery store for salads are pickling cukes. They are very tender and sweet, and the seeds are small and unobtrusive. Could someone recommend a variety that I could grow without devoting a huge amount of garden space to it? Would be nice if it were commercially available, or obtainable with a SASE.