Over the years I've settled on Lebanese cucumbers as the best for the the soil and climate here. Vey productive variety - 2-3 plants will supply ample for us and neighbours. I've also learnt to start a second generation in January to give me fruit through to May.
This year I've experimented with 2 less common varieties - Mexican sour and Armenian. The Armenians (also called the yard long or snake cucumber) technically aren't a cucumber - they are more a melon, but have real cucumber taste. They have been very successful. Lots of flowers, lots of cucumbers - the downside (if it is one) is that if you don't pick every second day, you end up with some pretty big fruit.
The Mexican sour haven't been a success. I get plenty of growth up a trellis and plenty of small fruit (2-3mm with a tiny flower on the end) but they never set. They have been fertilised and watered the same as the Lebanese and the Armenian but aren't in sync with their more productive cousins.
Has anyone grown the Mexican sour and had success?
