cucumbers

Our pickling gherkin cucumbers have grown large and become yellow. Can you still safely eat them in salads?

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#1 Comment By Downtoearthdigs On 02/10/2019 @ 8:04 am

Yes, they are just well over-mature. They are meant to be picked very young, and small. This will affect the flavor quite a bit, but they are definitely edible.

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