Cucumbers Cross Country Third picking

[Durgan]

Cucumbers Cross Country
http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?LQAER 21 July 2008 Cucumbers Cross Country. First picking.
Now only Cross Country is grown. This type satifies my requirements, and Cross Country is a prolific producer. There are total of seven plants in three hills about 25 inches apart.


http://www.durgan.org/ShortURL/?TFZVA 29 July 2008 Cross Country Cucumbers Third Picking
I didn't get pictures of the second picking, but the quantity was about the same.

[TrailBlaze]

Those look so yummy and healthy! I love cucs, but have no luck growing them so buy them from local marketers who can.

[butterfly]

Those look so yummy and healthy! I love cucs, but have no luck growing them so buy them from local marketers who can.

TB

isn't it odd how one veggie will grow like gangbusters for one person and not another

I cant grow carrots and I do not eat them unless right fresh from the garden so need to buy them from local farmers or I would never eat carrots

BTW have you tried growing them from plants already started from the nurseries??

[JanR]

Durgan your cucumber look great. I take it these are pickling cucumbers. Where to you get Crosscountry from? I looked in my catalogs that I have and couldn't find that variety. I would like to try it next year. I tried pickling cucumbers last year and they never produced enough at one time to pickle them.

[Durgan]

http://www.veseys.com/ca/en/store/veget ... osscountry Vesey for cross country seeds.

I grew National Pickling and Cross Country last year (2007). Cross Country was definitely superior in quality and slightly better in production, but National Pickling is still a good choice.

[butterfly]

Here is a couple of my Straight 8's this year

I guess these I will grow from now on

I picked 47 from 4 plants and there are still 7 that will be ready in a day or two and lot of little ones coming yet

[Sharon Bryson]

Hi Bf:
We grew Straight8 this year, and have had way too many cukes! I have been trying to pawn them off on the neighbors.
Almost as bad as zucchini!!
The weather has been great for cukes.