North Carolina is a leading producer of field-grown cucumbers (Cucumis sativus L.) in the United States. In the 2001 to 2003, North Carolina ranked second in the production of processing (pickling) cucumbers, after Michigan, with approximately 74,700 Mg harvested per year. In the same period, North Carolina ranked fifth in the production of fresh-market (slicing) cucumbers (50,000 Mg per year) after Florida, Georgia, California, and Michigan (5).