Two-toned cucumbers!!? My cucumbers are growing dark green and yellow. On the top, where...
My cucumbers are growing dark green and yellow. On the top, where on earth the plant is attached to the vine, that part is dark green, but the differing end is a pale green to pallid in color. They are about 3-4 inches long, so I know they are not overripe. According to the picture, these cucumbers are supposed to be poorly lit green. They are growing in a large container and bring back plenty of sunlight and water. What am I doing wrong??
Answers: Cucumbers usually are eaten when new. A cucumber is of highest quality when it is uniformly green, firm and crisp. Do not allow cucumbers to turn washed out. The cucumber fruit grows rapidly to harvest size and should be picked at most minuscule every other day.
It doesn't sound approaching you are doing anything wrong. Cukes, like people, enjoy their flaws. If the cukes are ripe and healthy otherwise, I'm sure they are just as sharp as all-green cukes.
You will see slight discolorations in other fruits and vegetables. Perhaps sun didn't get to the cukes as fully as the rest of the plant. Perhaps it wasn't watered completely as it developed. Or probably that's just part of the mixture.
If the plant is otherwise lush and green, don't worry. You will see this every year and will soon not worry nearly slight color variations.