Cucumber question

Pompey Spud · « **on:** July 21, 2008, 20:28 »

Wife,(Val...building her part up) started off some cucumbers like she done many times before. However, these have grown thick, large & yellow.

Can't find the seed packet to check the variety. Are these ripe?

DD. · « **Reply #1 on:** July 21, 2008, 20:47 »

They are over ripe!

Look like a ridge variety & if anything like my over ripe ones, they'll be tough & bitter.

Pompey Spud · « **Reply #2 on:** July 21, 2008, 21:06 »

Thanks DD.

Just picked them all. The big yellow one tastes quite nice...must have been lucky. Cheese + cucumber sarnies tommorrow. My fave.

Val has also admitted that, 'Ridge' something rang a bell. :roll: What can you do?

PUP!

Oliveview · « **Reply #3 on:** July 22, 2008, 17:48 »

We have cues that are not turning green too..... don´t know why. We let one get too big and boy was it bitter :shock: I´ve a few growing now, all yellow.... we have had the odd green cue, but the rest are yellow :?
I thought it might be down to the heat.
Pamela

Aunt Sally · « **Reply #4 on:** July 22, 2008, 19:12 »

The bitterness could be down to pollination. Pick off all the boys :shock:

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