Cucumber: Marketmore 76
(Cucumis sativus)

Cucumbers probably originated in India and became popular in Greece and Italy. They are now grown worldwide both commercially and in home gardens. The fruit of this vegetable plant is thick, cylindrical, 6-40 cm long, and shiny green. It can be eaten raw in salads, pickled or cooked in stews or stir-fry dishes.

An open pollinated, mid-sized slicing cucumber with a uniform dark green color. This variety takes about 68 days to maturity and is resistant to cucumber mosaic virus, downy mildew, powdery mildew, and scab.