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Central Sierra: Making Pickles & Condiments | El Dorado County

Aug 23, 2025

Pickling is easy. Learn the ins and outs of canning pickles and other condiments. Basic waterbath and steam canning will be taught. Fun pickling recipes will be presented. This class is suitable for beginners and advanced.

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Grow It Now-Warm Season Vegtables

Apr 7, 2025

Now is the time to plant warm season vegetables to harvest over the summer months, following the #1 rule; plant what you and your family like to eat!

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Cucumber

Cucumbers, Cucumis sativus, are a warm season crop belonging to the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family. Produces cylindrical, tapered fruits used as vegetables. Originates from South Asia. Many varieties: slicing, pickling, burpless, seedless, English, Asian and Persian, Armenian and more. Trailing and bush…

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Cucumbers

Transplant or direct seed: May–June. Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold. For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly in the high 70s–80s°F and soil temperature is at least 65–70°F Start in pots for transplants: April–May; ready to transplant in 4 weeks

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Cucumber tasting at Nine Palms Ranch (Photo: Barbara Williams-Sheng)

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Nine Palms Cucumber Trial, 2008

Fourteen varieties of cucumbers were compared for flavor and production. Stallion White and Japanese Climbing ranked top in flavor. Marketmore 76 was top in production.

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