Cucumbers

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Cucumbers

Cool and juicy cucumbers are popular for both eating fresh and preserving as pickles.

By Kris Wetherbee

In This Article

>	Secrets of Growing Tasty Cukes
>	Reaping the Harvests
>	The Bitter Truth
>	Taster's Choice



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One of the joys of the summer garden is slicing up a cucumber just plucked off the vine and savoring that first crisp, cool bite. Well, it's a joy when the cucumber tastes the way it should: with that sweet, refreshing flavor that alludes to a clear mountain spring. But sometimes, for no apparent reason, one will taste bitter.

How does that happen, and more important, what can you do about it? If you follow these tips to minimize a cucumber's greatest enemy—stress—you'll prevent bitterness, as well as most of the other problems that may have marred your cuke harvest in the past, such as pests and diseases. And I promise that this year you'll enjoy the coolest, tastiest cucumbers that no money can buy.

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