Thank you! That was a wonderful explanation of something I had been curious about for a long time. I will definitely try to pick them earlier and not let them get to big this year.
Those little cukes make for great fridge pickles.😀 if the cukes are bitter I tend to cut the bit on the stem side off (not sure why…gram just used to do it😂) and then use a heavy dose of garlic. Sometimes they’re still kinda bitter,but meh…such is life.😎
Back in Pakistan we used to cut about one inch top part of bitter cucumber, score a bit and rub both ends to form a leather to remove bitterness. Always worked, I don’t know the reason.
My friend from Afghanistan showed me what to do when a cucumber is bitter. She cut off a piece of from the end and rubbed it together with the part where it was cut off from, this created a gooey liquid that could be rinsed off and doing this removed the bitterness from it.
Huh my cucumbers are amongst the corn and didn't do the 3rd of the sisters being a legume thought they may e ok. Anyway we are in zone e 3 here in Northwestern Ontario near Thindwr Bay and they are growing but no fruit yet!
Hi Ashley, could you please make a video about blossom end rot and what to do if you already got it on your plants. My potted peppers are getting blossom end rot. I know it's either calcium or magnesium deficiency, and if you add the wrong nutrient it might make matters worse. Is there a way to stop my peppers getting more bad fruit? Thanks! Love your videos!
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Best cuke after 40 years of trials is “summer dance” available from William Damm seeds in Ontario
Ooo never heard of those
100% agree! T and T seeds also has them. The best.
Thanks for the tip.
I order from both companies
Great information, this will be handy when I plant in our spring 👍
All the best Jules
You are an amazing gardener & teacher!! Thank you so much!! 🙌🏻🦋❤️🇺🇸
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for the science end of things! My grandmother could have done so much with this info
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks Ashley. Great video and information.
Just so happens that I harvested my first cuke today. It was delish! "Mercury" variety.
Thank you! That was a wonderful explanation of something I had been curious about for a long time. I will definitely try to pick them earlier and not let them get to big this year.
Those little cukes make for great fridge pickles.😀 if the cukes are bitter I tend to cut the bit on the stem side off (not sure why…gram just used to do it😂) and then use a heavy dose of garlic. Sometimes they’re still kinda bitter,but meh…such is life.😎
Great idea!!
Relish with peppers cauliflower etc. My MIL famous recipe. People line up at the church bazzar for it.
Thank you ❤
You're welcome 😊
There is a variety named Diva. It is the sweetest most non bitter cucumber I have grown. It is a hybrid.
Back in Pakistan we used to cut about one inch top part of bitter cucumber, score a bit and rub both ends to form a leather to remove bitterness. Always worked, I don’t know the reason.
Interesting!
My friend from Afghanistan showed me what to do when a cucumber is bitter. She cut off a piece of from the end and rubbed it together with the part where it was cut off from, this created a gooey liquid that could be rinsed off and doing this removed the bitterness from it.
Huh my cucumbers are amongst the corn and didn't do the 3rd of the sisters being a legume thought they may e ok. Anyway we are in zone e 3 here in Northwestern Ontario near Thindwr Bay and they are growing but no fruit yet!
Anyone in Winnipeg have recommendations on where to but shade cloth. Rona and home-depot garden centre employees had no idea what I was talking about.
Hi Ashley, could you please make a video about blossom end rot and what to do if you already got it on your plants. My potted peppers are getting blossom end rot. I know it's either calcium or magnesium deficiency, and if you add the wrong nutrient it might make matters worse. Is there a way to stop my peppers getting more bad fruit? Thanks! Love your videos!
Do you have a favourite variety of cucumbers for the Canadian climate? (Summer Dance via Veseys is amazing.) Do you have a fav parthenocarpic? 🥒
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That happens to me all the time. MALE flowered.
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Uh oh! I ate bitter cucumber to be polite. What will happen to me?
Great summary...thanks for sharing this Ashley.
You are so welcome!