Tooo many cucumbers

[binley100]

I've picked 4 cucs so far. Mine are an outdoor variety and I pick them fairly small. I have 4 plants growing up a wigwam. The gherkins have gone beserk (10 plants up wigwams)

[womble]

Well,I have my own one at last-1st one this year,hoping for some more.Looks like offensive weapon(according to my OH who claims cucumber is an evil thing).Tastes great,mild,no bitterness but...skin is tough as an old shoe

Phlipping heck I burst out laughing when I saw picture number 3!
Good size

[ann-the-nan]

Tooo many cucumbers

Try making friends with the neighbours, then bartering cucumbers for cans of beer.

[Davyburns]

Try making friends with the neighbours, then bartering cucumbers for cans of beer.

a whole new concept!!

Thanks for that!

the government might legislate against binge Cucumbers though

[Tomatoking]

I have been away for a few days and Mrs TK has been in charge of the polytunnel. I wasn't sure whether to trust her or not, but I need not have worried because I came back to quite a few like this!

God knows what she has been watering them with but this is the longest so far this season at 20 inches! She said she was trying to produce 'armpit' cucumbers!

Mr TK

[Strawberry delight]

Put a box outside your house saying 'free please help yourself'? I wish i could grow 1! Do you pollinate them? I was told that they went bitter if you did. Whats your tip?

[Madmac]

Try this one.

Jo’s Award Winning Cucumber Pickle Recipe

Ingredients:
4 large cucumbers
3 medium onions
2 oz/50g of salt

For the syrup:
1pt/570ml of white wine vinegar
1lb/454g of soft brown sugar
½ level tsp of ground turmeric
½ level tsp of ground cloves
1 tbsp of mustard seed (we used black)

(Being independent, we also put a large sprig of wild fennel in each jar when we added the vegetables).

Method:

Wash cucumber and slice very thinly (we used Danny’s natty Japanese mandolin for slicing the cucumber and the onion).
Peel the onions and slice very thinly.
In a large bowl, layer cucumbers and onions with a sprinkling of salt in between the layers. Weigh down with a plate.
Stand for three hours.
After three hours, pour away the liquid and rinse the cucumbers and onions under running water twice.
Put your jars in the oven to sterilised them. (How do I sterilise jars? See tricks and tips below).
Put vinegar, sugar and spices in a stainless steel or non stick saucepan and stir over a medium heat until the sugar is dissolved.
Add the cucumber and onions to the saucepan and bring to the boil.
Boil syrup and vegetables for a couple of minutes. Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and set aside.
Reduce remaining syrup for 15-20 min.
After ten minutes or so, gently fill warm, sterilised jars with vegetables. Don’t press down.
When syrup has reduced, pour over vegetables in jars.
Cover immediately with plastic lined, sterilised metal lids. (How do I sterilise lids? See tricks and tips below).
When cold, label and store in a cool, dark place, away from damp.

[winstonwobble]

Sounds delisious(sp) sorry you know what i mean!! having a blonde moment

[Tomatoking]

Put a box outside your house saying 'free please help yourself'? I wish i could grow 1! Do you pollinate them? I was told that they went bitter if you did. Whats your tip?

The variety that I am growing is telepathy F1 , which is an improved telegraph type. It has mainly female flowers, but I have not removed the male ones, and they have self pollinated very well.

It really depends on the variety you grow as some will be bitter if you do not remove the male flowers.

Although F1 seeds are more expensive, I feel they are worth it for all the cucumbers that I get.

Mr TK