CUCUMBER (Cucumis sativus)
First cultivated in India at least 3000 years ago. Summer salad vegetable, known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Likes rich well drained soil, though not heavily fertilized, add lime to obtain pH of 6.5. Keep moist. Can sow indoors 5 weeks before planting, take care not to damage roots, shallow roots also damaged with cultivation. Best grown on trellis and planted where it gets no overhead watering. Sow after frost.
Seed count: 30-40 seeds per gram
GREEN GEM (PIONSETT)
Long slicing type, to 25cm long, old standard, does well in hot climates, heavy yields, resistance to mildews. 56-63 days.
Seeds per packet: 65
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