Lemon Cucumbers

daylilydude · February 14, 2007

Has anyone here tried them ? What did you think of the taste and production ?

feldon30 · February 14, 2007

I know there was at least one topic on GW. I think it was discussed alongside Carolyn's favorite Poona Kheera brown cucumbers.

I know that Lemon Cucumber are supposed to be pretty sweet, and that ideally you want to pick them before they turn completely yellow as this means they are mature and will have many large seeds.

The negative opinions I've seen about it have referred to the large number of seeds.

I am growing it this year, will have to get back to you about it.

velikipop · February 14, 2007

Lemon cucumbers are sweet tasting and worth growing. They do have large seeds and do not produce as much fruit as regular cukes.

dcarch · February 14, 2007

I grew it last year.

It can climb very high. Nice taste, looks good in a salad.

dcarch

Miss_Mudcat · February 14, 2007

I've grown them the past two years, and I will continue to grow them. They are pretty and yummy, especially if you do not let them get over ripe. I love to make table pickles with them, as you can leave the skins on with no bitter taste whatsoever.

montanamato · February 14, 2007

We have grown them the past 3 years...I always pick them small, but friends gave us a bag of baseball size ones, and apsrt from the seeds they stay mild and pleasant...
My least productive type, and I am skipping it this year.
Jeanne

natural · February 14, 2007

I've grown them for several years. They are very late to begin producing for me. They come in right about the time the cucumber beetles are at their worst.

2much2do · February 16, 2007

I've grown them for the last 2 yrs an like them also, I add them to my relish along with other cukes. The seeds can be large, but easy to remove. I won't be growing the this year cuz I have plenty of relish for awhile, but want to plant the PK just to try them out and for salads. 2m2d

duajones · February 23, 2007

I have Lemon cukes growing now, cant wait to taste them.

celticman · February 27, 2007

I have gone lemon cucumbers they produce as well as most varities but I found it took about 5 of them to equal an average slicer and each on takes about as long to peel. I would only grow them again if for some reason I decided to pickle them.
Celtic

bully · March 4, 2007

We grew them the last two years and thought they were great.
Don't let them get too big and dark yellow though.

jerseyjohn61 · May 7, 2007

Pulling up this thread.

Have been growin' them since '04 as they have become my
wife's favorite. She finds them "light and refreshing".

I'm more of a pickle person myself and don't really care for
fresh Cukes, though I love growin' them.

They produce early, late and often enough to be real
heirloom winners here. 4 to 6 climbing vines should
serve up an abundance....JJ61

duajones · May 7, 2007

I have vines that are 5 foot tall and not one fruit yet. Tons of male flowers with females just getting started. Meanwhile the boothbys blonde that were planted at the same time have several fruit already.

duajones · May 10, 2007

Noticed this morning I have several fruit forming, I guess it is just a slow starter.

kelleyville · July 6, 2007

Does anyone have a picture of what these lemon cucumbers should look like when ready to pick? I only have one so far but it is about the size of a large lemon, with deeper yellow stripes going down the sides. Never grew these before so really not sure when to pick!

Thanks!

February 14, 2007	#1
daylilydude Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Iuka, Mississippi Zone 7b Posts: 482	Lemon Cucumbers Has anyone here tried them ? What did you think of the taste and production ? __________________ Richard

February 14, 2007	#2
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	I know there was at least one topic on GW. I think it was discussed alongside Carolyn's favorite Poona Kheera brown cucumbers. I know that Lemon Cucumber are supposed to be pretty sweet, and that ideally you want to pick them before they turn completely yellow as this means they are mature and will have many large seeds. The negative opinions I've seen about it have referred to the large number of seeds. I am growing it this year, will have to get back to you about it. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

February 14, 2007	#3
velikipop Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Langley, BC Posts: 768	Lemon cucumbers are sweet tasting and worth growing. They do have large seeds and do not produce as much fruit as regular cukes. __________________ I'll plant and I'll harvest what the earth brings forth The hammer's on the table, the pitchfork's on the shelf Bob Dylan

February 14, 2007	#4
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	I grew it last year. It can climb very high. Nice taste, looks good in a salad. dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

February 14, 2007	#5
Miss_Mudcat Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Central Georgia Posts: 366	I've grown them the past two years, and I will continue to grow them. They are pretty and yummy, especially if you do not let them get over ripe. I love to make table pickles with them, as you can leave the skins on with no bitter taste whatsoever. __________________ Farmers don't wear watches; they work until the job is done!

February 14, 2007	#6
montanamato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Montana Posts: 1,038	We have grown them the past 3 years...I always pick them small, but friends gave us a bag of baseball size ones, and apsrt from the seeds they stay mild and pleasant... My least productive type, and I am skipping it this year. Jeanne

February 14, 2007	#7
natural Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: North GA Posts: 530	I've grown them for several years. They are very late to begin producing for me. They come in right about the time the cucumber beetles are at their worst.

February 16, 2007	#8
2much2do Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Georgia Posts: 2	Lemon Cucumber I've grown them for the last 2 yrs an like them also, I add them to my relish along with other cukes. The seeds can be large, but easy to remove. I won't be growing the this year cuz I have plenty of relish for awhile, but want to plant the PK just to try them out and for salads. 2m2d

February 23, 2007	#9
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	I have Lemon cukes growing now, cant wait to taste them.

February 27, 2007	#10
celticman Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: NC Posts: 170	I grown them taste is fine but they difficult to peel I have gone lemon cucumbers they produce as well as most varities but I found it took about 5 of them to equal an average slicer and each on takes about as long to peel. I would only grow them again if for some reason I decided to pickle them. Celtic Last edited by celticman; February 27, 2007 at 03:07 PM. Reason: poor grammer

March 4, 2007	#11
bully Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: S.E. MI Posts: 794	We grew them the last two years and thought they were great. Don't let them get too big and dark yellow though.

May 7, 2007	#12
jerseyjohn61 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central New Jersey Z/6 Posts: 554	Pulling up this thread. Have been growin' them since '04 as they have become my wife's favorite. She finds them "light and refreshing". I'm more of a pickle person myself and don't really care for fresh Cukes, though I love growin' them. They produce early, late and often enough to be real heirloom winners here. 4 to 6 climbing vines should serve up an abundance....JJ61

May 10, 2007	#14
duajones Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Corpus Christi,Texas Z9 Posts: 1,996	Noticed this morning I have several fruit forming, I guess it is just a slow starter.

July 6, 2007	#15
kelleyville Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Covington, GA 30016 7b? Posts: 321	Does anyone have a picture of what these lemon cucumbers should look like when ready to pick? I only have one so far but it is about the size of a large lemon, with deeper yellow stripes going down the sides. Never grew these before so really not sure when to pick! Thanks!