They wont hurt you if you decide to eat them, though the bigger ones may have gone tougher and slightly hollow in the middle. Depending on variety there may be seeds in them too.

Thank you Seaburngirl. I was hoping that might be the case. I think we will have to eat cucumber morning, noon and night for a while if they are not to be wasted, though I might find someone who could use at least some of them. Alan.

I've popped them in stir fries before and as long as they are not in for long they taste nice [my opinion though you may not agree ;o)

Goodness! I would never have thought of putting cucumber in a stir-fry! In fact, haven't done one for many years, but we do sometimes have a risotto. Do you think that would work?

I had another look at the plant this morning and was surprised to see it has at least seven more cucumbers forming, possibly eight. If they all develop properly, that will be no fewer than 14. I've grown them before but never known one to be so prolific.

I don't know how long they can be kept, but I've wrapped them in kitchen roll paper and put them in open plastic bags, an idea I found on the internet last year and found it worked OK, but there must surely be a limit!