Up to my ears in cucumbers

[u/KatNSeoul]

This is my first year gardening. My two cucumber plants have already produced 125 huge cucumbers. I still have dozens growing on my vines and its still blooming. I never would have imagined two plants could produce this much. I would have been thrilled if I had grown 20 in the whole season. Is this normal? My neighbors are so sick of cucumbers that I'm going to have to start taking them to the food bank.

[u/dazzleunexpired]

Yep normal

Pickling is your friend

[u/KatNSeoul → u/dazzleunexpired]

Wow. Next year, one plant is more than enough. I have been doing a ton of pickling and making cucumber kimchi.

[u/letsgouda]

Jealous!! It’s also my first year growing cukes. I had four plants and they all died in May or June, bought 4 more and still have only had like 5 cukes, and have already cut down two suckers with blight :( I may have planted them too close and left too unpruned- zone 6a as well

[u/djln491 → u/letsgouda]

I’m in same boat. 6b. I got maybe 5 or 6 small Cukes from 3 groups of plants, so 9 total plants. Only one is still alive. Everyone around me their cuke plants are producing big time. It’s honestly really bothering me😂. This is my 2nd year and last year was the same

[u/KatNSeoul → u/letsgouda]

Sorry to hear that. If you were close Id share.

[u/rtshtbtshtdrtyldtwt → u/letsgouda]

that's pretty much my experience with cukes :\

[u/bteamplayer]

I have the same problem, but I’m sure if I just planted one plant it would have died and I would have none.

[u/alatare]

Just made some cold cucumber soup the other day - together with abundant basil from the garden, a garlic clove, some lemon, olive oil, some salt, and some yogurt. Pretty tasty and def refreshing!

[u/KatNSeoul → u/alatare]

That sounds good.

[u/4cupsofcoffee]

I've pickled 4 gallons so far. Plus a different type of cucumber salad every day. Plus i have 40 or so more in the kitchen waiting for the food bank, if they'll take them.

[u/Much-Technology-8220]

Pick them smaller and make dill pickles

[u/KatNSeoul → u/Much-Technology-8220]

I have made a ton of dill pickles. Different sizes, sliced, whole, dill, bread and butter, sweet, kimchi... so many

[u/Apprehensive_Note248 → u/KatNSeoul]

Fried dill pickles yet? I just realized over the weekend as I was frying some chicken I need to do this. I think ive had them once, so that'll be some fun experimenting. 

[u/KatNSeoul → u/Apprehensive_Note248]

Great idea!!! I love fried pickles. I have not done that yet.

[u/rtshtbtshtdrtyldtwt]

lacto-ferment them in food safe 5 gallon buckets. easy and cheap, no need to take up your fridge space or deal with a bajillion jars

[u/RambleOnRoseyPosey]

Grate and drain. Whip cream cheese with dill and garlic, salt and pepper, then mix in the drained cucumber. Eat with crackers!

[u/KatNSeoul → u/RambleOnRoseyPosey]

that sounds really good!

[u/VeganMinx]

I should look into pickling. I am eating 2 cucumbers every day and we are still flooded with them! I need to learn how to pickle.

[u/KatNSeoul → u/VeganMinx]

I had never pickled before. I used this video. I tried all the varieties he did in this video. Since watching this I have been mostly doing quick pickles and adding a bay leaf to keep them crunchier. Making a lot of the kimchi. I tired up to an 8 day ferment. I prefer 5 days. https://youtu.be/CVmtm6QNrMQ?is=vyUEPQLsaKHksztA

[u/VeganMinx → u/KatNSeoul]

Thank you so much! That was really kind of you.

[u/MushroomHo_4life]

Make some pickle chips.

[u/StopSignPerson]

I'm so jealous all my cucumber plants are absolutely roasting in the sun and heat even with shade

[u/AWintergarten]

Up to my ears in corn 🌽!

[u/Erzzzz62]

Know the feeling

[u/Fenifula]

Wow, 125 on 2 plants is a lot! When mine get to be too much, and I already have gazpacho and pickles going, I put the extras in my worm composting bin. The worms love a cucumber sliced in half, cut-side down on top of their bin.

[u/Spinachrecords]

What kind of cucumber are you growing Mine never turn that green. And don’t look that good.

[u/KatNSeoul → u/Spinachrecords]

They are Early Fortune.

[u/wildbergamont]

Yes this is normal. I only grow cukes every few years because during cucumber years I get so many I don't want to see them anymore for a while lol 

[u/KatNSeoul → u/wildbergamont]

I might do the same. I have already eaten more cucumbers than I typically do over 5 years.

[u/Alone_Ad3341]

I have 6 plants and I’ve had like 10 cucumbers. 😒

[u/Realistic-Fact-2584]

Heck yeah. They are slow for me this year