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Cucumbers?
We have bought English cucumbers at the super market & really like them, but
don't find them in the seed catalogs. Burpees has about 50 different cucumbers, but none of them are listed as English. Any suggestions? -- Donna in Idaho! SW Idaho Project Linus Coordinator Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/ The ultimate inspiration is the deadline! |
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Cucumbers?
they are greenhouse cucumbers only ... as far as I know .
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Cucumbers?
On Wed, 26 Mar 2003 05:51:26 GMT, "Donna in Idaho!"
wrote: We have bought English cucumbers at the super market & really like them, but don't find them in the seed catalogs. Burpees has about 50 different cucumbers, but none of them are listed as English. Any suggestions? Thompson & Morgan probably carry them. They're a British seed company, also selling in the USA. http://www.thompson-morgan.com But it is my understanding that they require a longer frost-free season than we have in most of the USA and can only be grown in greenhouses in many areas of the USA. (If I'm mistaken about this, someone please correct me?) Pat -- CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ |
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Cucumbers?
On Tue, 1 Apr 2003 19:56:51 +0100, "rmw"
wrote: Hi All. what do you mean by English cucumbers ?. hear are some varieties from a Marshalls catalouge. U. K. see if any ring a bell. green house. Athene, tyria, Saladin, and Ilas. out door. Gracius, Burpless Tasty Green and Marketmore. Gherkin. Bimbostar. I hope this is of some help to you. I'll translate. My husband's English, I'm American. The cucumbers in this country are shorter, fatter, and have more seeds. My husband had never seen cucumbers such as are commonly available and grown in the USA until he emigrated here. These are cheap to buy he sometimes as low as three of them for $1.00. They're easy to grow here too. Our stores do sell what we call 'English cucumbers' - My husband says that they are the typical cucumber as sold in the UK. They're expensive here, usually $2 or more EACH. But I believe they can only be grown in greenhouses in most of the USA, that they need a longer growing season than we can provide in most areas of the USA. Pat -- CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ |
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Cucumbers?
We have bought English cucumbers at the super market & really like them, but
don't find them in the seed catalogs. Burpees has about 50 different cucumbers, but none of them are listed as English. Any suggestions? Why don't you try Armenian cucumbers? Those are, like the English (hothouse) cukes, longer, thinner, virtually no seeds (when picked at up to a foot long), never bitter, and you don't peel them, they have no real skin (you have to see one to understand what I mean). I am quite surprised they are not much more widely grown... ---------------- n_w$$h http://www.cilicia.com |
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Pat Meadows wrote:
But it is my understanding that they require a longer frost-free season than we have in most of the USA and can only be grown in greenhouses in many areas of the USA. (If I'm mistaken about this, someone please correct me?) I dunno about the longer frost-free season but it's my impression that most of the "English" cukes sold here (at least on the right coast) are grown in greenhouses in Canada. Mary |
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Cucumbers?
Look for "burpless" cucumbers in the catalogs and see if they are the same
thing. Bob "Donna in Idaho!" wrote: We have bought English cucumbers at the super market & really like them, but don't find them in the seed catalogs. Burpees has about 50 different cucumbers, but none of them are listed as English. Any suggestions? -- Donna in Idaho! |
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Cucumbers?
We've planted Armenian cucumbers for years. A couple years ago while
driving the Alaska Highway up through Canada, we found the English cucumbers in the super mkts in Canada and in Alaska & really liked them. My husband thought he would like to try growing them. I actually like the Armenians as well as the English, except for the fact that they're like zucchinis - you can't keep up with them! -- Donna in Idaho! SW Idaho Project Linus Coordinator Website: http://donnakwilts.tripod.com/ The ultimate inspiration is the deadline! "Raffi Kojian" wrote in message ... We have bought English cucumbers at the super market & really like them, but don't find them in the seed catalogs. Burpees has about 50 different cucumbers, but none of them are listed as English. Any suggestions? Why don't you try Armenian cucumbers? Those are, like the English (hothouse) cukes, longer, thinner, virtually no seeds (when picked at up to a foot long), never bitter, and you don't peel them, they have no real skin (you have to see one to understand what I mean). I am quite surprised they are not much more widely grown... ---------------- n_w$$h http://www.cilicia.com |
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