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Why are my cucumbers bitter?
"BFan" wrote in message newsRUtg.19427$f76.15404@dukeread06... I tried picking them small and large, it made no difference. The water supply is steady in the garden. Although we had a very dry summer, I do have a sprinkler system, so the ground stayed consistently moist. "Powerless Agronomist" wrote in message ... "J.C." wrote in message news "Pete from Boston" wrote in message oups.com... BFan wrote: I had a decent cucumber crop this year, but most of them have had a strong bitter taste on the stem side of the cucumber. If I cut away abut 1/3 of the length of the cucumber, the rest is usually very good. What makes them bitter? For what it's worth, my grandmother used to attribute this to over-handling/stepping on/etc. the vines and leaves, which seems in keeping with the stress explanation. Pick some when they are about half the size of the ones you see in a grocery store. If they taste alright, you are probably leaving them on the vine to long. -- J.C. That is absolutely wrong, size doesn't determine bitterness. I repeat from the last posts - don't use cold water, water temperature simmilar to enviromental temperature where it grows, leave water in some pots nearby cukes, it will be enough and use it in the evening - when sun goes down ( sunset). And always enough water, when they lack water also they could be bitter. |
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