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Cucumber Information
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Essential Salad vegetable, available in outdoor or greenhouse varieties.
Moon Planting Type: Fruit
Soil Type: Any Soil
Aspect: South-facing
Light: Partial shade
Hardiness: Heated greenhouse
Moisture: Well-drained
pH: Neutral (6.6 - 7.3)
Height:
Spread:
Cucumber Growing Notes
Sowing
Sow early in a heated greenhouse. Sow 2-3 seeds in a pot and remove the weakest plant.
Pruning & Thining
Pinch out tops and shoots when the plants reach the required size. For outdoor varieties mulch well with straw or similar to prevent the fruit from rotting.
Harvesting
Harvest when they reach the desired size and eat immediately.
Cucumber Varieties
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A unique lemon-shaped variety for the greenhouse. At each leaf joint a bunch of two to three fruits form, and you can either eat them raw when young, or allow them to fully ripen, turn orange and cook...more£3.95
An early and prolific cropping variety, producing a steady supply of delicious, short, dark green fruit. (NOTE: Also available as pre-germinated seed - cucumber seed can be difficult to germinate if c...more£3.95
A first-class, early cropping variety which, because it self pollinates, will reliably produce a heavy crop of tasty, smooth-skinned, seedless cucumbers. Good disease tolerance, including Powdery Mild...more£2.95
For greenhouse or outdoor use, this excellent, disease-resistant variety remains fairly compact and produces high yields of 20-22cm (8-9") long, bitter-free fruits of fine flavour, throughout summer. ...more£3.95
Dark green, with a high tolerance to Powdery Mildew, this long Cucumber is a stable variety for an unheated greenhouse....more£3.95
A superb variety with resistance to Powdery Mildew. Vigorous plant habit and heavy yield of long, slightly ribbed, quality dark green bitter free fruits. Also resistant to Target Leaf Spot and Gummosi...more£4.45
Luscious, cylindrical, dark green fruits are produced in large numbers throughout summer. Performs well both in good and poor seasons....more£1.55
Produces a heavy crop of medium-length fruits. Ridge (Outdoor) Variety....more£1.55
Prolific plants producing high-quality Cucumbers comparable to glasshouse varieties. Fruits are at their best when about 23cm (9") long. Tolerant of summer heat, and resistant to mildew. Ridge (Outdoo...more£2.10
Excellent for pickling when the fruits are young and tender. Ridge (Outdoor) Variety....more£1.55
Luscious, cylindrical, dark green fruits are produced in large numbers throughout summer. Performs well both in good and poor seasons. A superb outdoor variety....more£1.35
A delicious alternative to the more common shaped fruit! Origin - India....more£1.85
A reliable 'all female' variety. Good resistance to Powdery Mildew, Mosaic Virus and Downy Mildew. Heavy crops of delicious, smooth, 15cm (6") long cucumbers all summer long. For indoor or outdoor gro...more£7.95
A superb 'all female' variety with resistance to Powdery Mildew. Vigorous plant habit and heavy yield of long, slightly ribbed, quality dark green bitter free fruits. Also resistant to Target Leaf Spo...more£7.95
A superb 'all female' variety with resistance to Powdery Mildew. Vigorous plant habit and heavy yield of long, slightly ribbed, quality dark green bitter free fruits. Also resistant to Target Leaf Spo...more£7.95
A superb variety with resistance to Powdery Mildew. Vigorous plant habit and heavy yield of long, slightly ribbed, quality dark green bitter free fruits. Also resistant to Target Leaf Spot and Gummosi...more£5.75
An early and prolific cropping variety, producing a steady supply of delicious, short, dark green fruit. Pre-germinated seed - cucumber seed can be difficult to germinate if conditions are not ideal. ...more£5.25
One of the longest cucumbers we know. An early and heavy yielding F1 hybrid. Good eating quality thin skinned and easy to digest.Grow it either in a greenhouse or outside in the garden - either way...more£2.49
Pick the fruits when 8cm (3in) long or leave them to mature into full-size small cucumbers! Either way Mini Munch is delicious thin-skinned and very heavy cropping - expect up to 20 fruits per week pe...more£3.99
Excellent supermarket quality cucumbers. Dark green smooth and very long fruits will be freely produced. The healthy plants have some resistance to mildew ensuring the harvest will go on into late sum...more£3.99
