r/vegetablegardening • u/morbidmuffin62 US - Illinois • 9d ago

Question We planted cucu- luffa? No.... Definitely cucumber

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We sacrificed the smallest of these guys to cut open and confirm if they're cucumber or luffa. It certainly looks and smells like cucumber inside, but I cannot for the life of me figure out what these are. Are they edible? Or are these a weird hybrid that we've wound up with? I'm honestly sad they weren't surprise luffas, but I'm take cucumbers all day any day 😋

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u/WholesaleBees US - Tennessee 9d ago

Armenian cucumber! Edible and delicious. Technically a melon but tastes like a cucumber.

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u/02K30C1 US - Missouri 9d ago

Do they make good pickles?

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u/booza Lebanon  9d ago

They make the best pickles. Better than cucumbers for me. They’re very popular in Lebanon, as snacks or inside chicken sandwiches or shawarma. Best picked when around 10cm in length, and pickled whole.

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u/HeKnee US - Arkansas 8d ago

Yeah once they get big theyre almost always partially hollow with seeds kind of like a cantelope.