Leicestershire,
United Kingdom 
My baby Cucumbers are covered in tiny sharp spikes.
although they are soft will they drop off as they mature?
27 Jun, 2011
Answers
thanks seaburn
27 Jun, 2011
it depends on the variety I think, courgettes have them on the leaf stems too
27 Jun, 2011
Usually the spines on the baby cukes become the warts as they mature. Rarely, plants grown from open pollinated seed have fruit that keep the spines.
28 Jun, 2011
really Tug, didn't realise that....gosh
28 Jun, 2011
Bit of a shock to the gardener, but not common. A bit more common in the Middle East, where some close cousins of the domesticated cucumber grow wild in the chaparral.
28 Jun, 2011
sounds painful Tug!
29 Jun, 2011
they wont drop off but when they mature and ready to pick you can rub them off quite easily.
27 Jun, 2011