Re: Cucumber "Lemon"

Lemon cucumber is an heirloom variety also known as "Apple" cucumber. The
fruit are round with yellow/green skins. I find this variety doesn't need to
be peeled, the skins are so thin.

I haven't saved seed from the variety but it should be fine. The fruit goes
a dark orange when it's fully ripe so you'll know when to harvest them for
seed.

 If you don't have a trellis, you can try growing the plant in a tomato cage
since the vines do get a bit long.

I did find that the plants were sensitive to cool weather. They grew really
well when we had a hot summer a few years ago but last year, we had lots of
rain and the plants didn't produce as much.


Arzeena
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Planning to plant peas?
Check out our tips for ensuring a bountiful
harvest in February's Organic Living.
Subscribe to the FREE monthly
e-newsletter at: http://www.tvorganics.com
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
----- Original Message -----
From: <ColumbusGardener@aol.com>
To: <veggie-list@eskimo.com>
Sent: Thursday, February 08, 2001 10:46 AM
Subject: Cucumber "Lemon"


> Has anyone ever planted Cucumber "Lemon" before?  A friend is from
California
> and suggested this variety to me.  My garden is much larger (hooray!!)
this
> year than any other so I want to try some new things.  I got the seeds
from
> her family out west today and the package suggests trellis or fencing for
the
> vines.  I have never trellised cucumbers before but if the vines are short
on
> this variety I will.  Any suggestions?  Also has anyone saved seeds from
this
> variety before?
>
> ***********************************
> Jennifer White
> Georgia Master Gardener
> Columbus, GA
> ***********************************
>
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index