I'm just learning about Parthenocarpic vegetables and grew Diva cukes this year. I'd love to hear about more Parthenocarpic vegetables so I'll be ready to place my order in for next year. : ) If you have a favorite or know of more parthenocarpic vegies I'd love to know more about them and where to get the seed.
What's your favorite parthenocarpic vegetables?
Other than cucumbers, there are a few varieties of parthenocarpic zucchini Parthenon, Sure Thing, Perfect Pick, Cavilli come to mind. Also a few varieties of tomato, Oregon Spring, Siletz, Legend, Santiam...
PARTHENON ZUCCHINI is the only one producing any fruits during this incredible heat wave we are having in Dallas.
Also, CORINTO AND TASTY JADE CUCUMBERS, just amazing performance and the sweetest cukes in the world.
DIVA CUCUMBER did very well untill the heat started and it stopped producing. I was also not being able to start a second crop of Diva. When I started to harden it off outside it just melt ... but you have to consider that we are having an incredible heat situation this year.
Definetly, next year I will only raise parthenocarpic cukes. They cost more, but they are just amazing.
I bought my seeds from Johnny's.
I grew Little Leaf cucumbers this year which are parthenocarpic and Spacemaster which aren't. They both produced comparably and are still producing.
I have no preference for one over the other. I like them both and have no issue with the seeds in young tender cucumbers which is the only way we prefer to eat them.
Segev zucchini, Little Leaf cucumbers, Thunder cucumbers and Legend tomatoes are the ones I've grown. The Thunder cucumbers are growing really well in our unusually high south Texas heat (we've been over 100 for at least the last 3 weeks). The cucumbers are slicing type. Little Leaf does super well for us also. I grow all these under row covers. Tomatoes get a higher pvc frame that holds the cover off the leaves.