PlantFiles: Cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Straight 8'

We have tried growing this cultivar several times with no luck.

Planted straight 8 in the summer of 2004. Taste was bitter and also the skin was very tough, I had to peel all the cucumbers, I much rather eath cucumbers with thin skin.

Very prolific, can be picked and used at any size, just a good all-around cuke.

These cucumbers are extremely easy to grow from seed, and they grow up very quickly. Once this plant gets going, it grows and produces cucumbers like crazy!! Highly recommended.

This is one of the best of the standard slicing type cucumbers. Prolific and easy to grow. I have replaced it in my plantings with Straight Nine but there is only a smidgen of difference.

I've always enjoyed this variety of cucumber.It has a wonderful rich taste when eaten fresh and makes yummy pickles.

When eating fresh,you must peel them,but as I prefer picklers for all purposes,it doesn't bother me. They have an old fashioned taste that you just don't get with hothouse cukes.

It is an Open Pollinated variety and you can save seeds from year to year.Just be aware that cucumbers cross pollinate easily and you should only grow one variety at a time for your seeds to remain pure.

To save seeds,the cukes must be large,yellow and very overripe.Scrape out the seed cavity and ferment the gel off the seeds.