Storing Cucumbers

Slicing cucumbers can be stored in the refrigerator after harvest in a light plastic bag for up to three days. There is only one long term storage solution for cucumbers and that is pickling. An ago old method of preserving, pickling cucumbers is the time tested way to preserve your cucumber harvest. Cucumbers can be pickled by fermenting or with a vinegar solution, then processed in a boiling water bath. Pickled cucumbers can keep for up to a year. The pickling varieties of cucumbers are best suited to this method, but slicing varieties can be used as well.