Re: Cucumberly

**G* H* <h*@aol.com>**

Hey Doreen,

Cucumbers become bitter when they suffer from consistant water stress.  Some varieties may be more affected by this than others.

Gordon Hale 
Grand Prairie, Texas 
Endeavor to Persevere

-----Original Message-----
From: Doreen Howard <gardendiva@charter.net>
To: Garden Writers -- GWL -- The Garden Writers Forum <gardenwriters@lists.ibiblio.org>
Sent: Mon, Jul 19, 2010 8:36 pm
Subject: [GWL] Cucumberly

Thanks to everyone for their cucumber critques. My brain freeze has finally thawed! 

I taste-tested 20 heirloom cucumbers this afternoon and one was the nastiest thing I've ever put in my mouth. Not only was it intensely bitter, but it left a turpentine aftertaste. I think that jolted my brain into action! You can quit snickering now, Doug! 
Doreen Howard  
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