CRYSTAL APPLE CUCUMBER - 10 SEEDS heirloom
Crystal apple cucumbers are a heirloom variety of cucumber with a sweet, mild flavor and tender flesh. The fruit is creamy white with light green stripes, and round. The skin is thin and tender, with fine white spines.
The fruit is about the size of a small apple, has a sweet, mild flavor with no bitter aftertaste.
Crystal apple cucumbers can be eaten out of hand, pickled, or used in tzatziki. They can also be added to salads, smoothies, or juice.
Crystal apple cucumbers can be grown outdoors or in containers or raised beds. They need to be picked regularly to encourage new fruit formation. The plants can grow up to 10 feet high.
The Crystal apple cucumber originated in Australia in the early 1900s.
At maturity, these novel heirloom cucumbers resemble Granny Smith apples with their pale green skins. The skin is tender and thin