How do you tell the difference between a Cucumber and Zucchini?

CSA box from last night

Last night when we picked up our Tanaka Farms box Doug laid all the contents out on the counter while I was doing something else. As we were putting them away we starting questioning which was a cucumber and which was a zzucchini? There were four of them and they all looked alike. They were even the same size. So that got me to thinking that there must be a website that would talk about how to tell the difference. And yes there is:

http://www.differencebetween.net/object/difference-between-cucumber-and-zucchini/

Cucumber vs Zucchini

Cucumbers and Zucchinis have always been a problem vegetable for a lot of people to distinguish apart. Actually it is very hard to distinguish between the two because when these two vegetables are placed right next to each other they both have the same exact dark green skin, pale and seedy flesh, and long cylindrical shape. However when you touch them you will soon see that what might appear as twins which are not. Cucumbers have a cold and waxy bumpy feeling exterior and Zucchinis have a rough and dry exterior.

In the box pictured above, we got squash, cucumbers, corn, tangerines, oranges, green beans, broccoli, carrots, kale, onion, radishes, blueberries and garlic.

I picked up some red potatoes at Albertsons to go into a Potato, Kale and Goat Cheese dish for tonight. Why on earth were we at Albertsons when we have a wealth of healthy food stores? Well because they don't sell Doug's Wheaties at those healthy food stores and he has to have his cereal. As we walked through Albertsons produce area I noticed that their veggies just don't look as good as Mothers Market or Whole Foods. I know they offer some organic options, but they just don't appear as fresh. But if that's all you have, at least they are offering some organic veggies and fruits now.