Cucumber Seed Packs
C$4.49
CERTIFIED ORGANIC!
Early Fortune
Described as the earliest and best white spine, heirloom cucumber ever offered, Early Fortune Organic is a fresh and clean tasting slicer is descended from seeds first bred in Michigan in 1906. The fruits grow 18-21cm (7-8”) long, and a consistent 5cm (2”) in diameter. The plants are richly productive for the home or market gardener. It also makes gorgeous pickles. The plants are productive in the greenhouse or polytunnel, but equally so growing in raised beds or the open field. Give the fruits a quick rub with a tea towel or similar cloth to remove spines at harvest time.
- Heirloom
- Exposure: Full-sun
- Matures in 55 days
- Certified Organic seeds
- Richly productive
- Makes excellent pickles
- Open pollinated seeds
Cucamelon
Melothria scabra. Also known as the Mexican Sour Gherkin, cucamelon seeds produce vines that could be mistaken for regular cucumber plants. The plants are not quite as productive as cucumbers, but the fruits are amazingly cute and novel. They look like tiny watermelons, but have a very appealing cucumber flavour with slight citrus notes. Eat them fresh or pickle them for a crunchy treat. Harvest them at the 2cm (1") size, before the seeds develop. This is a heat loving tropical plant that is most productive in hot weather or a greenhouse setting. Start the seeds indoors and treat as you would a conventional cucumber seedling.
- Exposure: Full-sun
- Matures in 67 days
- Tiny, cute fruits
- Works well in containers
- Eat fresh or pickled
- Open pollinated seeds
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How to grow
Timing: Direct-seed or transplant. All types need really warm soil to germinate. If direct-seeding on the Coast, wait until early to mid-June. If weather turns cool and rainy after planting, you might need to re-seed. Or start transplants in individual pots 3-4 weeks before setting out when weather is warm.
Seeding: Sow around 2cm (1") deep, and keep moist.
Growing: Cucumbers love warm soil so use plastic mulch or a floating row cover to heat things up in the spring. Warm, well-drained soil is essential. Add dolomite lime and compost or well-rotted manure to the bed and 1/2 to 1 cup of balanced organic fertlizer mixed into the soil beneath each transplant.
Usual seed life: 3 years
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