hello Den! if I was offered a choice: beautiful vegetables but of dubious naturalness or not very beautiful but natural :))) what would I choose? of course the second! :))) it's good that you have such a market where you can buy it. I think I saw you in the glass of the market :)))) people in Israel do not preserve vegetables because they have them all year round. but after I read about your cucumbers, I thought to do it too. but not for the winter but to eat after it is ready. you have a beautiful autumn !!!! I miss this a little while living in Israel