pickle patch

pickle patch

[′pik·əl ‚pach]
(metallurgy)
A coating of oxide or scale that remains adherent after pickling.
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific & Technical Terms, 6E, Copyright © 2003 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Even if they did, it wouldn't affect the resulting fruit; only the seeds would be "cucamelons." Don't blame a bland melon on an innocent pickle patch. It may have been picked too early, the vines might have had a late start or wilted, the season may have been too cool or too rainy, but cucumbers had nothing to do with it.
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But in the pickle patch we're waiting for that time when there are enough little critters for a nice batch of pickles.
From cucumber to pickle
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