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"Lemon" cucumbers (was Marinated cucumbers)
"blake murphy" > wrote in message
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> On Wed, 19 Aug 2009 10:20:43 -0700, Bob Terwilliger wrote:
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>> Paul wrote:
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>>> Yes, they sure are. Yellow as a tennis ball! I love these. They are
>>> an
>>> heirloom variety. Super easy to grow, no problems with bugs or disease
>>> so
>>> far and prolific too. I planted 3 vines and they are loaded with fruit
>>> now.
>>>
>>> http://www.burpee.com/product/code/53561A.do
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>> We get lemon cucumbers in our CSA box regularly, but I don't care for
>> them
>> all that much. The seeds are quite large in comparison to other cucumber
>> varieties, and there's not all that much flesh to them.
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>> Still, they work fine for infusing vodka!
>>
>> Bob
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> i don't think i've even *heard* of lemon cucumbers, let alone seen them.
> are they the size of a lemon, or a little bigger?
>
Yes.
Paul
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