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  • in Harvest and Storage

    How to Harvest and Store Cucumbers

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    Cucumbers are best picked green, firm, and moderate in size–as soon as they are edible and usable size. Home-grown cucumbers should be picked slightly smaller than the size you’d find at the market. Smaller cucumbers will be just as tasty as larger cucumbers. Related article: Cucumbers come to harvest quickly.  Six to seven weeks after […] More

  • in Fruit Vegetables, Prepare

    Nine Cucumber Serving and Cooking Tips

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    There are many ways to eat cucumbers raw or cooked. Favorite cucumber recipes How to Make Cold, Tasty Cucumber Soup Sliced Cucumber Flavor Matches How to Make Dill Pickles for Beginners Canning Sweet Pickle Relish Why do cucumbers and warm weather mix so well? Cucumbers are more than 90 percent water. Their crunchy texture, sweet […] More

  • in Diseases, Pests, Problems

    Cucumbers Growing Problems: Troubleshooting

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    Give cucumbers the right conditions–warm, sunny weather and consistent water–and they will be one of your top-producing garden crops. To keep ahead of cucumber problems, pests, and diseases, here is a troubleshooting list of possible cucumber problems with brief control suggestions. Cucumber problems and solutions Seed and seedling problems Plants are eaten or cut off […] More

  • in Preserve

    How to Make Dill Pickles for Beginners

    Dill pickles from cucumbers and dill sprigs

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    You can turn cucumbers into pickles in about 40 minutes. It’s not difficult. My favorite pickling cucumbers are County Fair, National Pickling, Pickle Bush, Regal, and Saladin. Pickling cucumbers are short–4 inches is about the right length–and compact with tender skins. Longer, larger cucumbers such as Marketmore and Bush Champion are best for fresh eating, […] More