Cucumber

National Pickling Gherkin

Dark green fruit, short thick and blunt-ended when small. 50-58 days.

Available options:

Eden Seeds

Packet (25 seeds) $3.50

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General information:

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.

30-40 seeds per gram

Cucumber planting information:

When To Plant In Australia

Tropics:	Feb-Sep
Subtropic:	Aug-Mar
Mild:	Sep-Feb
Cold/Frost:	Oct-Dec

Seed Sowing
Plant space cm:	40-60
Row space cm:	120-150
Depth cm:	1
Best soil temp:	16-35 °C
Sow after frost:	Yes

Other Info
Number of seeds per gram:	30-40
Rate per hectare:	1-2kg
Average days to maturity:	60-70