Pickling Cukes

Starlight · March 18, 2015

I need some help, please.

I grow regular cukes no problem at all Straight 8's and Marketmore's which are ones I enjoy. I several edlerly ladies who have asked me to grow them pickling cukes.

I have tried the North Carolina Pickling and have a couple other types. For three years now I have been trying to grow pickler cukes and have failed miserably.

I get some vines going and they seem to be doing well, I have even had a few flowers , and then zap, the vines all start dying. No powdery mildew on any of them, hunted all over and no bugs or eggs or anything, so I am totally puzzled.

I planted out 60 vines last year and didn't get the first cuke. If they didn't want some so bad to eat and pickle up I would even bother with them, but they keep asking and I keep trying.

Surely they can't be that much different than regular cukes, can they?

Anybody grow picklers that can offer me some advice? I'm looking at this pickler seed and think "Oh No!" here we go again.

Heck if I could even get one pickler cuke, I'd do a happy dance just cuz I would finally have one fruit in my hand.

March 18, 2015	#1
Starlight Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: AL Posts: 1,993	Pickling Cukes I need some help, please. I grow regular cukes no problem at all Straight 8's and Marketmore's which are ones I enjoy. I several edlerly ladies who have asked me to grow them pickling cukes. I have tried the North Carolina Pickling and have a couple other types. For three years now I have been trying to grow pickler cukes and have failed miserably. I get some vines going and they seem to be doing well, I have even had a few flowers , and then zap, the vines all start dying. No powdery mildew on any of them, hunted all over and no bugs or eggs or anything, so I am totally puzzled. I planted out 60 vines last year and didn't get the first cuke. If they didn't want some so bad to eat and pickle up I would even bother with them, but they keep asking and I keep trying. Surely they can't be that much different than regular cukes, can they? Anybody grow picklers that can offer me some advice? I'm looking at this pickler seed and think "Oh No!" here we go again. Heck if I could even get one pickler cuke, I'd do a happy dance just cuz I would finally have one fruit in my hand.