Lemon Cucumbers

Have you ever seen a lemon cucumber? They’re called “lemon” not considering of any taste, but considering they are about the size of a lemon and yellow-colored when ripe. I’ve been growing them for the last several years, planting them at the base of the tomatoes, so they can creep along the floor of the garden beds, in-between the peppers, basil, and marigolds. I have yet to see them in any regular market, but often you can find them at farmers

markets in the summer. They have a lovely, mild taste, even when quite mature, and the skins are relatively thin, so many society serve them with peels on. I usually peel mine, considering I pick them straight from the garden and they have tiny little prickles that rub off easily, but will poke you whether you aren’t careful (like garden-picked zucchini).

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