Crystal Lemon Cucumber

[Liza]

Hi anyone grown these ? What do they taste like ?

Thanks,

Liza.

[piskieinboots]

I grew these last year for the first time - for me, they are lovely, but I guess it's subjective isn't it

They are best picked smallish, say large tennis ball size - they have little black spikes on the outside that you can just rub away. I grew one in the greenhouse and one outside, training that up a string, both were good, but the greenhouse one had a slight edge in cropping size.

They look very pretty on the plate and taste good, I shall be growing them again.

[bobleponge]

Pretty much exactly wot she said, and I agree on the taste, I really liked them.
Mine were very heavy croppers, I ended up composting most of them as so many grew.

[Izi]

Apparantly they don't give you indigistion as badly as other cukes.
Are good for pickling too.
Izi.

[solway cropper]

ooh goody. I bought a packet of seeds and was going to grow them for their novelty value but if they taste good that's a bonus.

[piskieinboots]

...I ended up composting most of them as so many grew.

I pickled loads

Apparantly they don't give you indigistion as badly as other cukes.

I can vouch that this is correct - for me at least

[ginger ninger]

I grew them last year as well, I rubbed the little prickles round the base of the mane stem slugs didn't like them sticking in there belly's, I found the skin a little tuff but flavor wise they were lovely.

[Liza]

Thanks everyone

[stella]

Piski how did you pickle them as I hope to grow them this year thanks to a kind grape?

[piskieinboots]

I'm just off out to check out our new location (stand by Wayne!) for possible MQs - bear with me stella and I'll gather the recipe when I get back