Burpless Cucumbers Growing Round: Hybrid Quirk, Still Edible

Burpless hybrids sometimes revert to melon-like shape. Edible, good in salads, but won't make crisp pickles.

What to Do

Eat fresh: slice, salad, cold soup.
Save seeds? No—hybrid offspring unpredictable.
Next year: choose open-pollinated 'Marketmore' or 'Straight Eight' for classic cukes.

Not a failure—just a hybrid surprise.

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