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Re:cucumber County Fair, p.s.

On Sun 06 Sep, Allan Day wrote:
> Some time ago there was correspondence concerning cucumbers and County
> Fair was mentioned. I could find no reference to it.
> 
>  I have come across the information below which I think answers the
> original question.
> 
p.s. see http:/www.cooksgarden.com/ 
>  ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> Q:
> Several years ago I ordered County Fair cucumbers from your company.
>  I found this variety 
> to be the best pickler I have ever grown. Your claim that cucumber
>  beetles didn't bother this 
> variety led me to order them. This claim proved to be accurate as
>  I have never seen a 
> cucumber beetle on them. It also proved to be a good producer of
>  high quality picklers.
> I have searched in vain (even on the net) to find this variety and
>  have tried several different 
> varieties, none of which I cared for, since then. Could you tell me
>  why this variety has been 
> dropped and is there another cucumber that would provide the same
>  benefits as County 
> Fair?
> A:
> The County Fair cucumber was the result of a very complicated
>  cross-breeding program. 
> The suppliers failed to keep the seed line pure and have been
>  unable to reproduce it exactly.
> The best pickling variety that we offer which is bitterfree and
>  doesn't attract beetles is Little 
> Leaf. Other slicing cucumbers that are not bothered by beetles
>  include Sweet Success, Sweet 
> Slice, Park's All Season Burpless, and Park's Bush Whopper II Hybrid.
> 

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Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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