Pickling Cucumbers
While most pickling cucumbers can also be eaten fresh, varieties with this designation are selected for the following specific criteria: the plants should be high yielding; and the fruits must have great flavor, remain crisp when pickled, and be just the right size to fit the pickling jar. Add a good disease resistance package, unusual color or shape, and Johnny's has the right choice for you.
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Organic (F1) Cucumber Seed
Attractive, high-yielding greenhouse pickler with excellent flavor.
Salt and Pepper
Organic Cucumber Seed
White-skinned pickling cucumber with powdery mildew resistance.
About Pickling Cucumbers
The fruits of pickling cucumber varieties are smaller than those of slicing cucumbers, usually 3–5” in length. Pickling cucumbers are essential for canning, but they are also delicious eaten fresh because they are crisp and juicy. Their flesh should remain crisp and their skin should maintain its structure even after being pickled.
- American pickling cucumbers have fewer, larger spines and bumps than their European counterparts.
- European pickling cucumbers have many small spines. The European picklers are a popular choice for making baby gherkins and cornichons because they are nicely proportioned at a very small size.
How to Grow Pickling Cucumbers
For growing guidance, we offer the following:
- Cucumbers Key Growing Information: a simple overview of essential growing information.
- Greenhouse Cucumber Production Tech Sheet: an in-depth growing guide for greenhouse production, from seeding to harvest.
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- Cucumber Terminology: an overview of pollination requirements and related terminology.