Cucumbers - Recommendations please...

[Philthy]

Morning. After the surprising success of my late planted cucumber last year (which I believe was Burpless), I'm eager to try some others for this year. A quick browse of the forum archives has revealed Crystal Lemon as a popular choice from a few years ago. I've never heard of it until just now, but it looks unusual, so I'll definately try that one. I'm looking for at least one other variety, possibly two if I have space. All varieties will be grown under glass. The attributes I'm most interested in are reliability and taste (yield, plant vigour, fruit size/shape, are all valued but of less importance to me). What would you recommend?

[Urban]

Can't go wrong with the burpless. Comes highly recommended. I will be growing them this year

I did grow a grafted plant from suttons last year. Called fitness. Was impressive. Produced loads of huge tasty cucumbers. I don't think it's on there site this year though. I tried the lemon cucumbers in 2012. Wasn't impressed but it wasn't a good year


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[lottie dolly]

Burpless is a nice reliable cue,have tryed several others and not been impressed,i am going to give Galileo a try this year,sounds like it could tick boxes,taste has yet to be found out,

[Scarlet]

It's all personal taste really but I hated the crystal lemon and I didn't like the white cucumbers either. I now stick to the green ones! Burpless has also always done really well for me as well telegraph and also the small snack size cues like picolino.

[BertieFox]

My recommendation is don't grow them! Not only are they quite a trouble to get growing, but they take up a lot of greenhouse space better used for other things which actually taste nice, and then you get so many cucumbers that you don't know what to do with them. Short of eating them in cucumber sandwiches or with salads, what else can you do with these tasteless 'fruits'? If you want to make soup, better to use courgettes.

But then, perhaps there ARE people who actually LIKE cucumbers!

[Jonnyt]

Grow the outdoor ones such as market more 76

I've had 30 plus cucumbers per plant over the past two summers.

This year I'm also trying a really early outdoor one from realseeds


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[Chippy Minton]

Telegraph were quite reliable for us, especially considering how rubbish I am at growing cucumbers. Also the snack sized ones already mentioned, I think we grew Cucino, tasted lovely the ones we got that weren't pilfered by 2 children sneaking into the greenhouse, giggle giggle crunch

[Bill HH]

I grew burpless last year and they did very well, I love cucumbers and can eat them like you would an apple, which I did and didnt burp once.

[Tripmeup]

I had great success with the smaller sized ones which are great as they can be used for pickling and are small enough for small salad bowls....(rarely use a full one)
Long name like Cettriolo di Parisien...I will look it up later and post..

[Martin H]

Grow the outdoor ones such as market more 76

I've had 30 plus cucumbers per plant over the past two summers.

This year I'm also trying a really early outdoor one from realseeds

Thanks for this. I immediately had to go to the realseeds website and check out the cucs. Then of course I need to buy other things to make the P&P costs worthwhile...

I've never grown cucs before - I hate them but Mrs H loves them - so that will be fun

[brad1001]

Market more 76..I grew them last year having switched from burpless and I was inundated with cues.gave loads away to friends and family.
So I hope it will be the same this year

[Thelma Sanders]

But then, perhaps there ARE people who actually LIKE cucumbers!

It would appear the OP does or they wouldn't be asking

[Kristen]

What would you recommend?

Cucumbers have a reputation for curling up their toes, as young plants - the old adage "Cucumbers wake up each morning thinking of a new way to die" applies.

I only grow F1 Female varieties in the greenhouse, saves having to take the male flowers off (to prevent fruit being bitter). But the seed is flipping expensive. My local Garden Centre Group (formerly Wyevales) has a seed packet sale in September for 50p a packet, and if I find Cucumber seed there I buy two packets (last year I got Bella F1 - that's normally £5 for 4 seeds ). If that fails, or seed isn't available in the sale, I buy plants instead. That solves the early season growing-on stage, and most of the period that they are likely to succumb to stem-rot or getting bruised during potting-on. But my local garden centre is hit-and-miss as to what they get in - last year they only had Mini-Cues - although they do take orders for plants, so advice #2 is if you are thinking of buying plants best to order them in advance. I have found plants cost little more, if anything, than the F1 seed.

Outside is a different matter, Ridge cucumbers easier in lots of ways. Not really the style / flavour that my family want though.

[andy_j]

Grew burpless, cucino and one of the lemon cues last year...absolutely loved them all and it was a good year for cues.

[Potstubsdustbins]

There are only two of us so I grow small cumbers.

My favourite is Baribal F1 tons of fruit and tasty to.

Potty