Reply #17: You should try the Armenians [View All]

[Gormy Cuss]

They are much more reliable and never bitter. The most common one is lime green and nobby, but there's a variety called "painted serpent" that looks more like our traditional cukes . All Armenians produce like crazy after heat spells.
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The slicers and pickling cukes are good for early and late fruit for me, but in the hottest part of summer they put out weak, bitter fruit.

I know about mystery plants. I've even had some random plants from seed --Seeds of Change mislabeled a tomato variety one year.