‘Parisian Pickling’

A proper gherkin-type cucumber with a long history – selected in the 1800’s for the cooler northern climate of Paris when cucumbers became fashionable in the city – other ‘southern types’ just couldn’t crop reliably that far north. 

It is a very reliable early cucumber, making lots of fruit with no fuss, even in the UK. It used to be grown as a pickling cucumber – but it also works well letting it get bigger for use in salads.

This a good choice if you only have room for one type of cucumber, but want pickles as well as salad.