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- Days to maturity
- 54–56 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Homemade Pickles is a heavy-yielding pickling cucumber with medium green fruit and small white spines. Harvest tiny, at 1.5 inches, when you want gherkins, or leave them until they are 5 or 6 inches long if dill spears are the goal; the interior texture is what pickle makers want, though it eats well fresh too. Vigorous vines stay compact, around 2.75 feet, so containers and small trellises work. Direct sow after frost into warm soil, mulch to hold moisture, water evenly, and pick often to keep the plant going for canning batches. About 54 days.
Homemade Pickles traits
- Medium green fruit with small white spines
- Pick small for gherkins, or at 5 to 6 inches for spears
- Vigorous but compact vines about 2.75 feet
- Heavy yields, ready early
- About 54 days
Good for
- Pickling and canning
- Fresh eating
- Container growing
Compare with other cucumber varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homemade Pickles this page | 54–56 days | — | — |
| Lucky Strike | 54 days | — | — |
| Pickalot | 54 days | — | — |
| Speedway | 54 days | — | — |
| Super Zagross | 54 days | — | — |
| Sweet Success hybrid | About 54 days | Vining | — |
| Tasty Jade | 54 days | — | — |
Homemade Pickles FAQ
What kind of cucumber is Homemade Pickles?
Homemade Pickles is a heavy-yielding pickling cucumber with medium green fruit and small white spines. Harvest tiny, at 1.5 inches, when you want gherkins, or leave them until they are 5 or 6 inches long if dill spears are the goal; the interior texture is what pickle makers want, though it eats well fresh too.
How many days to maturity is Homemade Pickles?
Homemade Pickles is listed at 54–56 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other cucumber varieties, so check them in the cucumber growing guide.
How does Homemade Pickles compare with other cucumber varieties?
Homemade Pickles: 54–56 days. Similar cucumber varieties include Lucky Strike (54 days), Pickalot (54 days), Speedway (54 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Homemade Pickles good for?
Homemade Pickles is grown for pickling and canning, fresh eating, container growing.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every cucumber variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Cucumber growing guide
- How to Plant Cucumbers: Spacing, Soil and Putting Up Supports
- Pruning Cucumbers: Removing the Lowest Side Shoots and Topping the Vine
- How Often to Water Cucumbers and When to Feed Them
- Cucumber Growing Calendar: What to Do Through the Season
- Cucumber Diseases and Pests: Keeping Mildew Out of the Crop
- When to Pick Cucumbers and Why They Come Out Curved
- All 241 cucumber varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.