Gagon Cucumber

Update: I have cucumbers and one is huge (went from zero to several pounds in 10 days) I would recommend growing these but with a warning. I have done a 180 & will be growing this next yearm

Fast growing, hardy plant with loads of blooms...all of them male. I have no idea if/when this plant will set fruit. I started it indoors, since I’m in Nebraska, and transplanted the.beginning of May, It’s now early August and nothing but male flowers. I wish Baker Creek would have mentioned this in the description so I would know not to try this variety in zone 5b. I do see some of the reviews mention the low production now.

Even though the plants have grown beautifully up to eight feet up a trellis, there has been no fruits. It has plenty of blooms that the bees love, no fruit. I wouldn’t plant again.

Planted 4 seeds in the ground, hoping for 2 plants. I had 100% germination rate and had to pick the two healthiest looking plants. I let them grow up a trellis and do their thing. I harvested the younger cucumbers while still green. In my opinion, the were crisper and had a better flavor than any other cucumber that I've ever grown. It didn't take long for them to grow. One of the easiest things I've ever grown with an enormous return on your seed investment.

Even at it's largest size (easily several pounds) the flesh is crisp. Make a great salad, not at all soggy. Keep very well in the fridge so one fruit can provide a good week of eating. They are even tastier at smaller sizes. Drawbacks for me were very low germination (2 out of 10) and apparently most blossoms are male, hence a very low fruit set in relation to the number of blooms. I didn't realize that the seeds could be planted into cool soil, and will also start a couple in peat pots for earlier production.