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Prickly spikes on cucumber?
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I've got a marketmore cucumber which has about five cucumbers growing from it,getting bigger every day,but they have little prickly spikes growing on them 
Is this normal??I've never grown cucumbers before so was quite surprised to find these prickly things on the cucumber.Will they disappear as the cucumbers grow bigger?

Is this normal??I've never grown cucumbers before so was quite surprised to find these prickly things on the cucumber.Will they disappear as the cucumbers grow bigger?
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ive had 3 of my already, went away last week and come back to another 8..... woopee
Got a second cuke on the way yay.
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Was getting worried as i've never seen that before on cucumbers,thought they were some kindof weird variety :rotfl:
They just rub off if you run a sharp knife blade from top to bottom all around, before washing them.
(he points to some plastic cows on the table) are very small; those (pointing at some cows out of the window) are far away...
They certainly will, just give them time & water
The ones you buy in a supermarket will have been grown indors - hence no spines.
Hope that helps.
Mine look like gherkins too! My o/h said exactly that the other day. And they have prickles - the cucumber, not my o/h :rotfl: Forget which variety they are tho - one that's good for containers I think. We've had a couple so far and they are delicious - as already said; taste totally different from the bland, pappy supermarket offerings.
I didn't know they had prickles either:o Amazing what you can learn - I love MSE! :money:
Sazzy xxx