"A cucumber should be well sliced, and dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out, as good for nothing." - Samuel Johnson I respectfully disagree. Collectively, local cucumbers are in peak season form from late Spring through early Autumn. Some varieties start earlier, some later. Claims of bitterness in cucumbers are now few, because the gene responsible for this has been all but bred out. Occasionally a bitter cuke will pop up- usually a result of stress on the vi