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Cucumber Burpless Tasty Green F1

Description:
What the Americans call a ”slicing“ cucumber. Long slender fruits of excellent flavour. Highly digestable and bitter free. Use support, outside or indoors. 16 PLANTS Sow direct in the growing site by preparing individual holes for each plant. Work plenty of organic matter in a hole 30cm deep and 45cm square,c over with soil to make a slight mound on which to sow the seeds. Sow 2 or 3 seeds at each position from mid-May or sow sow earlier under cloches or in a glasshouse in peat pots or modules. Thin to the strongest seedlings as soon as possible. Cucumber can be trained up supports, in which case plant at 45cm distances. For plants to mature on the ground, leave 75cm between plants. Lay straw or plastic around the plants to keep the fruit clean. Water very thoroughly and regularly. Outdoor crops should be ready from about July onwards. Keep picking to encourage new growth. Some varieties cam be grown either indoors or outside. Choose the growing technique which applies to the growing site..

SEED COUNT 16

SOW February to May

HARVEST July onwards

TYPE Salad vegetable

PLOT Outdoor

WHERE TO SOW

Sow four or five seeds in a 9cm (3.5”) pot under glass at a minimum of 18°C. Temperature must be maintained at night.

WHAT TO DO NEXT

As soon as the seedlings have produced three true leaves, prick off into individual pots. About four weeks later, plant out in the growing site 60cm (24”) apart. Water thoroughly and regularly.

HANDY TIP

The fruits are at their best when about 20cm (9”) long. Do not leave older fruits on the vine. One of the traditional ways to ensure germination is to fold a damp sheet of kitchen paper in half, and place the seeds on their edge in the fold. Then place ina plastic bag and put them in the airing cupboard. Check daily and once germinated, place in compost and grow on as normal. The fruits are at their best when about 20cm long. Do not leave older fruits on the vine.

NUTRITIONAL VALUE

Avoid peeling as the dark green skin is rich in carotenoid antioxidant.

Unit Price(£) 1.45 Qty

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