My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

thanks

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Kind regards

Sue

"Sue S" wrote in message
...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

thanks

--
Kind regards

Sue



you have a prickly variety! There are many different types of cucumber and
some are quiet prickly. Don't worry it's quite normal! I have grown some
that were prickly once - perfectly tasty though! I actually bought some
quite prickly ones in Portugal a few weeks ago. Perhaps it's just us brits
that like them smooth. It does make one think of the BFG... what was it?
Snozcumber?
:O)

"Sue S" wrote ...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

That's the way some are, we grow the Burpless Tasty Green variety outside on
the allotments and the fruit are very prickly. Just use a cloth to rub the
spines off, any that don't drop off can be knocked off with a thumbnail.
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Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK

"Sue S" wrote ...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

That's the way some are, we grow the Burpless Tasty Green variety outside on
the allotments and the fruit are very prickly. Just use a cloth to rub the
spines off, any that don't drop off can be knocked off with a thumbnail.
--
Regards
Bob
in Runnymede, 17miles west of London, UK

The cucumbers I have are Bedfordshire Prize. Are they normally prickly?
(not done them before)

Thanks

Sue
"Matthew Durkin" wrote in message
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"Sue S" wrote in message
...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron
themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

thanks

--
Kind regards

Sue



you have a prickly variety! There are many different types of cucumber and
some are quiet prickly. Don't worry it's quite normal! I have grown some
that were prickly once - perfectly tasty though! I actually bought some
quite prickly ones in Portugal a few weeks ago. Perhaps it's just us brits
that like them smooth. It does make one think of the BFG... what was it?
Snozcumber?
:O)

"Sue S" wrote in message
...
The cucumbers I have are Bedfordshire Prize. Are they normally prickly?
(not done them before)

Thanks

Sue
"Matthew Durkin" wrote in message
...
"Sue S" wrote in message
...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is
the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron
themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

thanks

--
Kind regards

Sue



you have a prickly variety! There are many different types of cucumber
and
some are quiet prickly. Don't worry it's quite normal! I have grown some
that were prickly once - perfectly tasty though! I actually bought some
quite prickly ones in Portugal a few weeks ago. Perhaps it's just us
brits
that like them smooth. It does make one think of the BFG... what was it?
Snozcumber?
:O)




I'm not sure to be honest! If yours have spikes they probably are! I'd just
rub them with a tea towel to take them off when you're ready to eat them...

On Tue, 3 Aug 2004 23:20:51 +0100, Bob Hobden wrote:

"Sue S" wrote ...
My cucumbers have got prickles, am I right in thinking that this is the
plants way of protecting it's fruit and as they grow, they iron themselves
out? Or do I have dodgy fruit?

That's the way some are, we grow the Burpless Tasty Green variety outside on
the allotments and the fruit are very prickly. Just use a cloth to rub the
spines off, any that don't drop off can be knocked off with a thumbnail.

You might have a throwback to a wilder variety?
As an aside; in Austria at least, all the varieties I've seen have prickly
fruit. They don't lose the prickles, so just brush them off in the grass
when you pick them.
--
Tim C.