English (Or Seedless) Cucumbers English cucumbers are also called hot-house cucumbers and seedless cucumbers. This variety is long and thin with dark green skin. You will often find this variety wrapped in plastic at supermarkets, but you can find unwrapped ones at farmers markets.
What are the thin long cucumbers called?
Persian cucumbers are thin-skinned and only grow to be about five to six inches long and remain quite narrow. These baby cukes are nearly seedless and extra crisp rather than watery, and have a mild, sweet flavor that’s easy to fall for. You’ll often find them in packages of a half-dozen or so.
What is a long cucumber?
Suyo Long cucumbers are thin and cylindrical, growing up to 45 centimeters in length. The edible skin is dark green and thin, with a ridged and knobbed texture.
How do I know what kind of cucumber I have?
English cucumbers are almost always dark green. Garden cucumbers have a dark green skin that can be differentiated from Armenian and English cucumbers because it is very smooth and has very few small bumps or spines. Kirby cucumbers range from completely yellow to dark green. Examine the thickness of the cucumber.
What is a giant cucumber called?
Cucumis sativus. Open Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of large 10 to 12″ long dark green cucumbers. Used to make large pickles as well as slicing and used in salads. Also known as Riesenschal.
Why are my cucumbers growing long and skinny?
Poor Pollination
Improper pollination is often responsible for misshapen cucumbers with skinny centers. Cucumber plants produce both male and female flowers. Honeybees and other insects are needed for transference of pollen from the male flower to the female flower for fruit development.
What does a Persian cucumber look like?
Persian cucumbers are cylindrical and squat, averaging only 10-15 centimeters in length. Its outer skin is dark green and thin with visible, shallow ridges. The inner flesh is light green with a firm and moist texture and very few, undeveloped seeds.
What does a Kirby cucumber look like?
Kirby cucumbers are usually short and they’re always bumpy. They have a range of skin color from yellow to dark green. Kirbys are wonderfully crunchy for eating raw, but flavorful enough to be perfect for pickling too. Sometimes, they’re even sold under the name “pickling cucumbers.”
Are there different types of cucumbers?
33 of the Best Cucumber Varieties
- Ashley.
- Burpless #26.
- Bush Champion.
- Dasher II.
- Diva.
- Early Pride.
- Fanfare.
- Long Green Improved.
What is the best cucumber to eat?
The best-tasting cucumbers are those that are slicing cucumbers. English cucumbers don’t have the bitter chemical cucurbitacin that some cucumbers have. They also have higher natural sugar content, making them sweeter. The lack of seeds and thinner skin also English cucumbers more enjoyable to eat.
What types of cucumbers are vining?
Varieties such as ‘Burpee Hybrid,’ ‘County Fair 83,’ ‘Dasher 11,’ ‘Liberty Hybrid,’ ‘Saladin,’ ‘Slice Master Hybrid,’ ‘Slice Nice,’ ‘Sweet Slice’ or ‘Sweet Success’ are popular choices for vining cucumbers.
How can you tell if a cucumber is a bush or vine?
Selecting the Right Cucumber
Cucumbers have two different growth habits: bush and vining. Bush varieties are compact and don’t require a trellis. They’re ideal for growing in containers or small raised beds. Vining cucumbers produce more fruit, but they require more space than bush varieties.
What is the sweetest type of cucumber?
Striped Armenian is one of the sweetest cucumbers. It has small seeds and thin skin. Though it looks like a cucumber, it is actually a melon—a species of Cucumis.
What is the difference between a cucumber and a Persian cucumber?
A Persian cucumber is a small, tender cucumber with a smooth exterior, thin skin, and very few seeds. They’re narrower than regular cucumbers and have a crisp interior and mild flavor, and they tend to be less watery than other cucumbers.
What do Burpless cucumbers look like?
The fruit reaches 10 to 12 inches long, slender and cylindrical, with faint stripes on the necks and a deep green, smooth, thin skin. Perfect for slicing, Garden Sweet Burpless gives you an extra bite in every cuke!
What are Persian cucumbers good for?
They have a high water content, at around 95%, which makes them a great way to stay hydrated, and they also provide a good source of fibre, antioxidants, vitamins C and K, magnesium, potassium and manganese.
Can you pick a cucumber too early?
Can you pick a cucumber too early? Cucumbers can’t really be picked too early, though allowing them to ripen to their ideal size will give you the best texture and flavor. Young cucumbers will be sweet, but very crunchy.
Why are my cucumbers growing pointy?
Aphids, whiteflies, mites, thrips, and mealybugs are sap feeders that cause cucumbers to be deformed. Plants require honeybees, however low insect activity interrupts the pollination process, causing deformed fruits.
What does an English cucumber look like?
Appearance. The English cucumber is long, thin, and straight. It can be twice the length of a regular slicing cucumber; a typical English cucumber is around 14 inches long. The skin is dark green and smooth (meaning without any bumps found on pickling cucumbers) with ridges running the length of the vegetable.
What is a Japanese cucumber?
Called Kyuri (胡瓜・きゅうり) in Japanese, these crunchy cucumbers have a forest green skin with long and slender bodies. The length is between an English cucumber and a Persian cucumber. Japanese cucumbers do not contain developed seeds and are slightly sweet with no bitterness.
What are Lebanese cucumbers?
Lebanese cucumbers are long and cylindrical in shape with dark green skin, white flesh and a crisp texture. They are smaller, and have smoother skin and a sweeter flavour than the common cucumber.