LEMON
CUCUMBER
White flesh
and sunny yellow
skin make
these favorites
in salads.
BOSTO N
PICKLING
An heirloom known
for its high yield
and thin, crisp
skin, making it
tasty off the vine
or pickled.PARISIAN
GHERKIN
Eat fresh or pickle
when they’re only a
few inches long.KIWANO
A tart variety that
needs an
especially long,
warm season.
The fruit is small,
but the vines
are long.CUCAMELONS
Aka Mexican
sour gherkins, the
tiny cukes have
thin skins and a
slight tang.SOURCES
For a wide variety
of cucumber seeds,
try rareseeds.com
and johnnyseeds.com.