§ Vegetable
Cucumber
Harvest window: Jul-Aug
How to harvest it
Pick young & firm, often
Keeping it
Fridge ~1 wk
In the kitchen
Fresh, pickling
Worth watching for
- Cucumber beetles
- Mildew
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Grow cucumber in your own yard.
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