If you're looking to grow a cucumber
that's a heirloom, easy to grow and open pollinated, then consider
trying the Straight Eight! The pictured plants were seeded on March
the 15th and already they are up and raring to go! I tried
this variety over ten years ago and have been growing them ever
since! This 'cuke' is perfect for slicing, make dill pickles or
pickle relish that can be canned and put away at the end of the
season.
Straight Eight Cucumber were first
introduced by Ferry Morse back in 1935 where they received the
Gold Medal Award in the All American Trials that year. It seems that
farmers all across the country were impressed with these uniformly
straight eight inch long wonders that were prolific on the
vine and which seemed to grow where other cucumber varieties would
not. I've personally found this to be true as the plants seem to
tolerate a wide range of conditions that resulted in little or no
production from other varieties I tried to grow at the time.
This season, with food prices on the
rise, I hope to grow enough to can as part of an effort to expand my
garden harvest.
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