Your choice. Among the cukes, I like straight 8 better than Marketmore 76, but they are very similar. Have not grown Burpee Hybrid II. Did not like Jolly Green, had a rubbery texture for me. {{gwi:25536}}
A slightly larger version of Straight Eight called Straight Nine {{gwi:25537}}

Tomatoes, Early Girls basic claim to fame is its earliness. Better Boy and Big Boy are main season varieties, large round reds. Big Boy was one of the first hybrids, dating back to the late 40's. Good Flavor. All three are indeterminate.

what uses do plan using the tomatoes and the cucumbers

farmerdill,

Thanks for the feedback especially on the Jolly Greens, I think I will return the JG seed pack.

ribsyhuggins,

The cucumber's and tomatoes will be for slicing.

I might also add that all will be grown in 20gal. containers.

Ron

Many good, classic, time-proven varieties there. Straight 8 has long been the mental picture that pops up whenever I hear the word "cucumber" and Better Boy likewise for "tomato".

Have you grown them before? Do they perform well in your climate? If so its hard to go wrong that way.

If not, a classic, time-tested variety is still a good bet. They're time-tested for a reason.

iam3killerbs,

I have only grown the Marketmore 76 and Early Girl from my list above.

The Early Girl did great in the taste and yield.

The Marketmore was up and down in the taste and yield so I don't think I will plant them this year.

If your not happy with your cukes can I suggest a couple that have become my new favorites? They're both hybrids that I chose for their extreme level of disease resistance since mildew takes out the cukes every July here.

County Fair is a pickler and Eureka is a dual-purpose (I actually prefer picklers over the standard slicers for fresh eating because I think they have more substance to them). In my garden both varieties were vigorous and productive with excellent flavor.

And, true to expectation, they resisted the mildew a full month longer than my neighbor's Straight 8's.

iam3killerbs,

Thanks for the input on the Cucs. I went with the Straight Eight and Burpees Hybrid II. It took only 36 hours for these seeds to germinate. I wish all my seeds were that fast.

As for the toms, I went with all 3.

Ron