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Produce => Edible Plants => Topic started by: manicscousers on June 14, 2007, 19:56:22

Title: burpless cukes
Post by: manicscousers on June 14, 2007, 19:56:22

just picked our first 2 burpless f1 cucumbers, now I know it's an early year  :)

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: Doris_Pinks on June 14, 2007, 19:58:33

and are they???? (burp- less???)  Growing them for OH this year cos he can't stomach the  erm  ahem wind he gets from the skins! ;)

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: manicscousers on June 14, 2007, 20:00:56

yep, ray gets the same problem, he didn't eat cucumber for years, last year he was tucking into them and is looking forward to eating them this year  :)

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: tim on June 14, 2007, 20:08:13

In or outdoors?

And surely, if you peel them, no problem?

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: manicscousers on June 14, 2007, 20:11:37

both, we've two in and two out, don't peel them, just rub the outside to take off the rough bits  :)

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: tim on June 14, 2007, 20:20:32

So it's the outdoors ones you're eating??

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: manicscousers on June 14, 2007, 20:35:46

yes, , they are outdoor ones, just grown inside for early supplies  :)

Title: Re: burpless cukes
Post by: tim on June 14, 2007, 20:39:17

OK - so they are INDOORS!!

That's about right. Pity about the prickles. The grandchildren prefer them scrubbed off!