Good but pick them smaller for 1 reason, SEEDS. Big ones are seedy and not as tasty as smaller ones. Also, once a plant makes seeds in a cuke that are big, it stops producing, job is done.
Sour_Joe
Pick the next ones sooner. These will taste fine but probably have a lot of seeds.
sagewiththyme
Nice! Looks like the dog is impressed also
MuffPiece
Those look amazing! I love cukes. I hope I get a good crop this year.
Signal_Error_8027
Congrats on the first cukes! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cuke this big that still had the blossoms on it.
I agree with the other comments though–next time pick them smaller. When they get this wide and start turning a yellow-green color they’ve been on the vine a bit too long. At this size they get seedy and might taste a little bitter, and much longer than this it signals to the plant that it has reached end of life.
JessicaRabbit_001
The deer have decided I don’t get cucumbers this year.
RovingGem
If you pick the first cucumbers when small, the plant responds by producing WAY more blossoms. But if you let it get one cuke to maturity, it figures its job is done and taps out. It’s the difference between a couple cukes per plant and 50 kg of fruit. I always do a first picking when the cucumbers are babies.
Lots of veg are like this – eg peas and beans. The more and earlier you pick, the more they produce.
Co-Quest2
Those look perfect for pickling
BasicCell9920
Ice wiener
simola-
Congrats! Those are some big cucumbers. They taste fantastic younger but are still delicious when bigger
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Good but pick them smaller for 1 reason, SEEDS. Big ones are seedy and not as tasty as smaller ones. Also, once a plant makes seeds in a cuke that are big, it stops producing, job is done.
Pick the next ones sooner. These will taste fine but probably have a lot of seeds.
Nice! Looks like the dog is impressed also
Those look amazing! I love cukes. I hope I get a good crop this year.
Congrats on the first cukes! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a cuke this big that still had the blossoms on it.
I agree with the other comments though–next time pick them smaller. When they get this wide and start turning a yellow-green color they’ve been on the vine a bit too long. At this size they get seedy and might taste a little bitter, and much longer than this it signals to the plant that it has reached end of life.
The deer have decided I don’t get cucumbers this year.
If you pick the first cucumbers when small, the plant responds by producing WAY more blossoms. But if you let it get one cuke to maturity, it figures its job is done and taps out. It’s the difference between a couple cukes per plant and 50 kg of fruit. I always do a first picking when the cucumbers are babies.
Lots of veg are like this – eg peas and beans. The more and earlier you pick, the more they produce.
Those look perfect for pickling
Ice wiener
Congrats! Those are some big cucumbers. They taste fantastic younger but are still delicious when bigger
Yay cukes and cute pup!