Cucumber 'Early Russian'

Perfect for pickles. I have grown this for a few years, although last year it was attacked by cucumber beetles before it could produce a...Read Morenything, and died of wilt. I will try it again this year in a different spot and with more protection, because it is absolutely delicious. The flavor, texture, growth habit, and productivity are all exactly what one would want from the perfect cucumber plant, this variety just seems quite susceptible to sickness.

This cucumber can only be described as insanely productive. At one point I was harvesting a quart or more every day from just two plants....Read More I would pick absolutely every cucumber I could see on the plant - and the next day there would be a ton more that appeared out of nowhere. They seemed capable of growing entire cucumbers overnight. Definitely a good cuke for pickling. Good only when small - quality declined when they got medium sized. Unfortunately they got wilt and died in August, but they stuck it out about a week longer than my other varieties of cucumber which also succumbed. About 60 days from seed for me (listed as 52).

Available from Seeds of Change which describes it thusly: "First offered in 1888, this pickler starts producing early and keeps going unt...Read Moreil autumn frosts. Mild and never bitter, these stocky, medium-green fruits are perfect for the short seasons you'd imagine in Russia. A time-tested favorite at our research farms."