Boston Pickling Cucumber

Boston Cucumber Heirloom Vegetable Seeds
Cucumis sativus
Listing is for 1 packet of 15 seeds

Check out my how to grow cucumbers from seed to harvest: https://youtu.be/_aj19Mv2Lsg

This is my favorite variety of cucumber if you want to make pickles. Let me just start by saying, I have never liked pickles.  I grew these to make pickles for my husband and other family members that love eating them straight out of the jar. When I made my own pickles with these, my mind was blown LOL. They were super crunchy and absorbed flavor so well. Therefore, its the only pickle I will eat. Check out my quick, no canning, refrigerator pickle recipe below.  Anyways, Boston Pickling is a very old American heirloom variety. It is best to harvest them when they are no more than 6 inches long. Frequent harvesting promotes more production. On average produces harvestable cucumbers 2.5 months from transplanting or direct sowing into the garden. 

Quick Refrigerator Pickles

Ingredients
Freshly harvested cucumbers, quartered long ways/horizontally. Place the cucumbers in glass jars. If you have sprigs of fresh dill, slide them into the jars along side the cucumbers. 

4 cups of water
2 cups of white vinegar
2 TBS salt
1 TSP sugar

Bring the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil. Once it starts to boil, remove from the heat. Add the below seasonings:

If you did not have fresh dill to slide into the jars, then add 1 TBS dried dill into the pickling solution.
10 whole peppercorns
10 whole coriander seeds

Let the pickling solution cool down to room temperature before pouring it over the cucumbers in the jar. Place in the fridge. It is ready to be eaten in 3 days. It can store in the fridge for up to 2 months. 

Follow me on social media because I talk a lot about this cucumber and growing tips. IG, YT, and TikTok: jerrasgarden. 

PLANTING
Germination: 7-14 days

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2” deep

Sowing: Direct sowing is preferred after the last frost. In warmer climates can also direct sow at end of summer for a fall harvest.

Days to maturity: 55

Quick Refrigerator Pickles

Ingredients
Freshly harvested cucumbers, quartered long ways/horizontally. Place the cucumbers in glass jars. If you have sprigs of fresh dill, slide them into the jars along side the cucumbers.

4 cups of water
2 cups of white vinegar
2 TBS salt
1 TSP sugar

Bring the water, vinegar, salt, and sugar to a boil. Once it starts to boil, remove from the heat. Add the below seasonings:

If you did not have fresh dill to slide into the jars, then add 3 TBS dried dill into the pickling solution.
10 whole peppercorns
10 whole coriander seeds

Let the pickling solution cool down to room temperature before pouring it over the cucumbers in the jar. Place in the fridge. It is ready to be eaten in 3 days. It can store in the fridge for up to 2 months.

Terms and conditions READ THIS PLEASE:

- Seeds will be shipped with no planting instructions to keep seed costs low to the buyer. Germination and plant care information is included in the description. I encourage each gardener to research specifics on how to be successful growing them. I also have lots of information on my TikTok, Instagram and YouTube channel all under the account name jerrasgarden. I started this shop to share my love of certain seed varieties and spread the knowledge of gardening. Please contact me if you cant find information or have additional questions.

- No returns or refunds once shipped. I am not responsible for lost or damaged packages caused by USPS. Since there are so many factors that affect germination and growing success, no refunds or exchanges are allowed once seeds have shipped. These are the same seeds I use in my personal garden so I can attest to their viability. Seeds are fresh season to season.

- Availability of seed in this shop varies depending on what I have decided to grow that season. With that said, please be advised that seeds are available in limited quantities. Once sold out they may or may not be available again.