Later in the week I picked the first slicing cucumber, Swing. This is the first time I've grown it, having grown Diva for years. Like Diva, it's an all female cucumber, very robust and disease resistant. It's got good flavor too, a winner for sure. There happened to be a bottle of beer nearby and I set it next to the cuke for a size comparison.
Not shown are two small heads of Gonzalez cabbage, which were shredded for sauerkraut. It's been bubbling away for almost a week and appears to be about ready. This may be my first successful fermentation, keeping my fingers crossed. To see what other people are growing, head on over to Our Happy Acres and check it out.
7 comments:
Nice cukes! Like you I've grown Diva, so it's good to know there's another variety out there that matches it in taste and may be sturdier. But wheat beer...really?
Oh, I can't wait for those first cucumbers! Mine are just starting to run, so hopefully I won't be waiting too much longer.
Cucumbers seem to be appearing in all of our posts today. I love the idea of fridge pickles and might try some myself.
Still dreaming of cucumbers from the garden here, the plants aren't even big enough to reach the bottom of the trellis. Your refrigerator pickles sound like they are pretty darned tasty!
I've never grown all female varieties, they sound like they do really well. Cucumbers from the garden are so much better than a person can buy, they seem firmer and less watery.
We grew Divas last year and they kept us in cucumbers for months, so I hope yours do the same> Fridge pickles are excellent, and lucky they are so quick to make as they don't last long here either
Refrigerator pickles are a favorite here, and so easy to make like you say. Sounds like you have the sauerkraut figured out, and I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you too!
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