Boston Pickling Cucumbers are bright green, smooth, and thick with crisp and tender flesh. Boston Pickling Cucumbers are the standard for homemade pickles. It is best to harvest Boston Pickling Cucumbers for pickles when they are 2 to 6 inches long. This heirloom variety was very popular at the turn of the 20th century. Boston Pickling Cucumbers are thin-skinned, straight with full ends, and a nice green color. Their flesh is crisp and very receptive to pickling spices. Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus Life Cycle: Annual Light Requirement: Full Sun Planting Season: Warm Season Plant Type: Creeping Vine Variety Features: Open Pollinated, Deer Resistant, Container Garden, Outdoor Fruit Size: 2-6 Inches Long Days to Maturity: 55 Days Plant Height: 36-48 inches Plant Spacing: 12-24 inches Planting Depth: 1/2 inch Sowing Method: Direct Sow, Start Indoors Cold Stratification: No Hardiness Zones: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10