What do Italian cucumber plants look like?

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What do Italian cucumber plants look like?
« on: April 28, 2008, 20:27 »
I know it is a stupid question, but what do Italian cucumber plants look like?  Do they come up and look  like  ´normal´ cucumber plants?  I´ve had some planted in a pot for a month or so and there are plants coming up but they look nothing like the  plants I bought from the garden center.  I´ve looked on the T & M web page, but there is no hint as to what they should look like.  I´m probably cherishing weeds. Sorry I can´t post a photo to show you what they look like- with the slow dial up internet I can´t get a photo onto the photobucket page :(
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« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2008, 20:49 »
Olive, I think they should look pretty much the same, the seed leaves are very different though to the rest.
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« Reply #2 on: April 28, 2008, 21:18 »
One or two are a couple of inches high and look really different from my other cue plants so I think I must be looking after weeds :D
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What do Italian cucumber plants look like?
« Reply #3 on: April 28, 2008, 21:26 »
Any chance of a Spanish term for a different plant? :wink:

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« Reply #4 on: April 28, 2008, 21:49 »
Planta diferente (dif-er-en-te) :D  
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ps the name for a sunhat is a pamela :(   Imagin telling folk my name is sunhat :roll:

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What do Italian cucumber plants look like?
« Reply #5 on: April 28, 2008, 21:54 »
You are interpreting wrong, I mean, Italian cucumber is local lingo for another plant, maybe. :lol:

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« Reply #6 on: April 28, 2008, 21:57 »
Not a locally bought seed, they were from the Thompson and Morgan folk :D
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« Reply #7 on: April 28, 2008, 22:04 »
T&M do not offer 'Italian cucumber' to best of my knowledge.

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« Reply #8 on: April 28, 2008, 22:16 »
They do!!
http://seeds.thompson-morgan.com/uk/en/list/vita-sementi/3

Can´t remember what the type was I planted- the packet has gone in the bin :(
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« Reply #9 on: April 28, 2008, 22:29 »
No, they don't. It's just cultivars of cucumber and they don't call any of them under a separate heading 'Italian cucumber', do  they?

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« Reply #10 on: April 28, 2008, 22:44 »
Well............. I looked under search veg and then under the sub heading...........Italian Cucumber............. then it came up with:
 Vita Sementi Italian Vegatables     So maybe they are a type that is popular in Italy!!
I know the packet had Italian Cucumber written all over it and the packet........In fact I´ve lied to you, I´ve just had a search of my seed tin and the packet was at the bottom of the pile of seeds.......

The Taste of Italy  Cetriolo/Cucumber Marketer  Authentic Italian Seed.  Shame it doesn´t show what the plants come up like :(
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« Reply #11 on: April 29, 2008, 03:28 »
I've just planted some Italian cuke seeds today. the fruit looks like the long telegraph type cukes but the pic doesn't show the leaves. I assumed they'd look very similar so I'll know in another few days (I hope).



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