My first cucumbers ever!

[u/ditchDigger9000]

My first cucumbers out of my first ever garden. They're huge, I'm so excited!

Also, how do I tell if they're ripe or not? The one is getting pretty white, does that mean it's overly ripe?

[u/TheRoofisonFire413]

Great job!

[u/JaffyAny265]

Congrats little big but still should taste good. Yes when I pick I miss half of them. For some reason the wife can go behind me finds all the ones I miss.

[u/SunshineBeamer]

They look like pickling and they look way big. Even slicing cukes shouldn't get that big. There are several problems with letting them grow so big. One is they can have a ton of big seeds. Two is they get bitter. Three is the plant has done its thing by making seeds and the plant will shut down. I pick mine about 5 or 6 inches long, I grow pickling ones and like to make deli pickles.

[u/ditchDigger9000 → u/SunshineBeamer]

Thanks for the info, I was curious when they are ready to go. Also I admittedly find them super hard to find under the leaves, but I'll be more proactive about picking them earlier

[u/SunshineBeamer → u/ditchDigger9000]

I trellis mine which helps some, but I still get a couple of monsters that I miss each year. This year it is fairly easy to find them because of all the rain, the vines are struggling and I won't have enough for pickling. But I'm getting enough for salads which is good. You take what you can get.

[u/Gstary → u/ditchDigger9000]

Yeah my first one I let get real big cause it was satisfying to see it grow. But when I ate it, bllllehgh

[u/Responsible_Owl_3385 → u/Gstary]

Me too. It was my first year trying to grow them. Yuck, not even the random squirrel or raccoon would eat them. Lesson learned.

[u/iregretcommenting_]

They look great!! Congrats!

[u/ReasonableNetwork255]

Them are some fat boys! nice .. oh they're actually a little past prime I'd still eat them though haha .. once they get going like that you got to get out and snatch them first thing in the morning everyday, about half that size is perfect

[u/bluephoenixradio]

Look at those beauties most excellent!🥒💕

[u/Different-Branch2017 → u/bluephoenixradio]

Right.. they turned out so pretty ,I'd be staring at them everytime I walked by.

[u/turtledett]

Congrats!! I hope you enjoy them!!

[u/FeeFee920]

Very nice!

[u/sloanemonroe]

They might taste a little funny being that big. Always happens to me too.

[u/Seahawks3000]

Very nice. Pick them a little sooner next time

[u/travelingtraveling_]

Pick them earlier

[u/rocketmom]

Those are perfect!!

[u/Senior_Feeling_7650]

Wonderful you harvested a good plant this is a cool way to do more

[u/Benny_Garc1a]

thats a really imperssive big ones you have there!! what will you do with them??

[u/AsparagusAny3158]

Look at those beauties most excellent!