tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513102586918389391.post294893469065436667..comments2024-01-29T02:08:06.303-07:00Comments on Swift's Gardening Blog - Swift Horticultural Enterprises, LLC: Armenian cucumbers may split open if left on the vine too long.Curtis Swifthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955769955418470118noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513102586918389391.post-31342603178084898682010-09-20T15:51:03.134-06:002010-09-20T15:51:03.134-06:00My experience has been that Armenian cucumbers do ...My experience has been that Armenian cucumbers do not become bitter. My wife grew up in Grand Junction and I lived there for a while. I really do wonder why they would crack. Perhaps the cracking is more due to the poor coverage by the leaves of the plant than by overwatering. This variety usually doesn't do a very good job having the leaves cover the fruit. This variety does fine in Tucson, Arizona the painted serpent is much slower to mature than the lighter variety of armenian cucumber.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7513102586918389391.post-57953813685172849032010-09-03T20:53:22.159-06:002010-09-03T20:53:22.159-06:00Excellent close up photos!Excellent close up photos!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com