Favorite pickling cucumber

duajones · October 13, 2007

For those of you that make pickles, which variety do you prefer?

shelleybean · October 13, 2007

I know I've said this before here somewhere but I love Snow's Fancy Pickling, both for pickles and for salads. Very crunchy and the plants are cuke machines! My other two favorites would have to be National Pickling and Chicago Pickling. Snow's is actually a selection of Chicago Pickling.

johno · October 13, 2007

Another vote for National...

Earl · October 13, 2007

If you want to try one that doesn't take up much space then try Bush Pickle F1. I like it very well. It keeps on keeping on. Do a Google on it.

Andrey_BY · October 14, 2007

I can recommend about 10 former Soviet (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian etc.) exceptional pickling cukes if you are interested

Just need to find out your growing conditions and amount of space you have for cukes...

mathfed · October 15, 2007

I grew County Fair this year, and they were the best pickling cuke I have grown so far - disease resistant and really productive.

Ruth_10 · October 22, 2007

The variety "Homemade Pickles" is very good for--homemade pickles. I use them fresh for slicers (even though they are a canning cuke) and my DH makes dill pickles from them.

barkeater · October 23, 2007

I've been using Diva, picking them small. The have no seeds early on, and very few later when picked at 4".

Very nice pickles from a variety that is advertised as skinless, seedless, and burpless.

October 13, 2007	#1
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Favorite pickling cucumber For those of you that make pickles, which variety do you prefer?

October 13, 2007	#2
shelleybean Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 2,648	I know I've said this before here somewhere but I love Snow's Fancy Pickling, both for pickles and for salads. Very crunchy and the plants are cuke machines! My other two favorites would have to be National Pickling and Chicago Pickling. Snow's is actually a selection of Chicago Pickling. __________________ Michele

October 13, 2007	#4
Earl Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SW Ohio Posts: 1,278	If you want to try one that doesn't take up much space then try Bush Pickle F1. I like it very well. It keeps on keeping on. Do a Google on it. __________________ "Seriously think about what you're about to do/say before you do it and the outcome will always be better." Earl

October 14, 2007	#5
Andrey_BY Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Minsk, Belarus, Eastern Europe (Zone 4a) Posts: 2,278	I can recommend about 10 former Soviet (Russian, Belarusian, Ukrainian etc.) exceptional pickling cukes if you are interested Just need to find out your growing conditions and amount of space you have for cukes... __________________ 1 kg=2.2 lb , 1 m=39,37 in , 1 oz=28.35 g , 1 ft=30.48 cm , 1 lb= 0,4536 kg , 1 in=2.54 cm , 1 l = 0.26 gallon , 0 C=32 F Andrey a.k.a. TOMATODOR

October 22, 2007	#7
Ruth_10 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MO z6a near St. Louis Posts: 1,349	The variety "Homemade Pickles" is very good for--homemade pickles. I use them fresh for slicers (even though they are a canning cuke) and my DH makes dill pickles from them. __________________ --Ruth Some say the glass half-full. Others say the glass is half-empty. To an engineer, it’s twice as big as it needs to be.

October 13, 2007	#3
johno Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Arkansas zone 6b Posts: 441	Another vote for National...

October 15, 2007	#6
mathfed Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Carlsbad, NM Posts: 38	I grew County Fair this year, and they were the best pickling cuke I have grown so far - disease resistant and really productive.

October 23, 2007	#8
barkeater Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NE Kingdom, VT - Zone 3b Posts: 1,439	I've been using Diva, picking them small. The have no seeds early on, and very few later when picked at 4". Very nice pickles from a variety that is advertised as skinless, seedless, and burpless.