Cucumbers That Have Turned White, R They Safe To Eat ?

Question

Last year, 2023, I bought the usual bedding plants at the local Walmart store Green house. The resulting cucumbers were completely white. The leaves were dark green like normal but the fruit was 97 % white. I was scared to eat them b/c I have kidney trouble. Anytime I eat something off, I develop terrible pains in my right kidney. Some sources said the leafy leaves were covering the cucumbers too much. So, I trimmed the leaves short around the existing fruit. I fertilized once a month with a recommended fertilizer. I cracked the cucumber open and they smelt and looked juicy like a normal cucumber. My garden exists in large plastic barrels instead of in a garden flat space. The neighbours have cats and they like to have sex under my 20 ft trailer. I used to have a dog but she died on May 31, 2021. She was more than 17 years old…..Sheltie, purebred. I bought the dog in a pet store. She had no diseases. Some one else told me, the cucumber was a non-green variety. The label was exactly the same on the other cucumber plants I bought. They were green and yummy. We had them for suppa. Thus, do you have any suggestions to what happened to my cucumber plant? Thank you for your consideration.

Answer 1

If they turned white because of an environmental problem such as not enough sun on the cucumbers or excessive moisture, they are safe to eat. If they turned white because of a disease such as powdery mildew, it is best not to eat them. Here is more:

https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edible/vegetables/cucumber/white-cucumber-fruit.htm