Cucumbers are in season from May to October, but are available year-round. Look for firm, vibrantly green fruit without wrinkles. Smaller ridged cucumbers differ little in taste to the more common ...
Cucumbers must be kept moist, but not soaking, to prevent a check to the fruit. Once the fruit appears, give them a boost by feeding every fortnight with a fertiliser high in potash.
The cucumbers were sold from Oct. 12 through Nov. 26. And the salmonella sicknesses linked to the fruits, according to SunFed’s company-written, FDA-posted release, were from Oct. 12 through Nov. 15.
It said the limits applied both to loose fruit and vegetables and to produce sold in packs. Tesco follows: Aldi, which is putting limits of three per customer on sales of peppers, cucumbers and ...