-
- Full Member
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:28 pm
- Location: long beach california
Cucumbers turning yellow
Well I have two cucumber vines growing on two different sides of my garden-the cucumbers are growing but once they get about 4-5 inches long they are turning yellow-what is the problem??
- engineeredgarden
- Green Thumb
- Posts: 426
- Joined: Thu May 13, 2010 11:51 am
- Location: NW Alabama
-
- Full Member
- Posts: 36
- Joined: Fri Jun 04, 2010 6:28 pm
- Location: long beach california
- applestar
- Mod
- Posts: 30514
- Joined: Thu May 01, 2008 7:21 pm
- Location: Zone 6, NJ (3/M)4/E ~ 10/M(11/B)
That's part of the problem with grocery store cukes. they grow them as big as they can because they make more when the produce weigh more. I think the ones in stores are also de-prickled and waxed for extra shine.
Cukes are tastier when they're good and prickly. My DD won't pick them or wash them even though she likes ... No LOVES cucumbers!
The cukes I grow are prickly up to their stems. They store better with prickles on. To serve, I rinse them then sprinkle coarse Kosher salt on them to scrub the prickles off. A quick rinse and their ready to eat!
Cukes are tastier when they're good and prickly. My DD won't pick them or wash them even though she likes ... No LOVES cucumbers!
The cukes I grow are prickly up to their stems. They store better with prickles on. To serve, I rinse them then sprinkle coarse Kosher salt on them to scrub the prickles off. A quick rinse and their ready to eat!