Some cukes about ready to harvest, la, la, la, la, la!
Anybody know why infant cukes have those "spines" all over, whch kinds smooth down in maturity?
A defense mechanism for critters that would eat them in tender stage?
Inquiring minds...
I'd like to know, too. They stay on mine. Kinda sharp. The armenian cukes don't get them/ roz az usa
They stay on mine too, but don't seem to influence the flavor or anything.
They can really stab you while washing them off. I just put them in my sink and scrub off the spines with a devoted little nylon pot scrubber, and they clean up fine. the spines come right off, and only leave a little white spot to show that they were ever there.
but if you find a defense mechanism, or some reason why they grow those bad boys, let me know too. It would make sense that it was to deter critters from trying to eat them, but on the other hand, some plants just won't grow at all until the seeds are eaten. It's a wild, wild world we live in!
anyways, keep the updates with any research you might have performed.
Do they still taste ok? that's really the acid test!
later john
YUM!!!
Breakfast sandwich: New cukes sliced thin, tomatoes, hardboiled egg, mayo, lemon juice -- on toasted corn rye.
Ecstacy!
I understand that there was an ongoing discussion of pea greens, including how to grow them.
I had computer problems and missed the discussion. Is there someway that I could find that discussion again. My server doesn't have it. Thanks for any help.
Leora
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