Description
Description:Enjoy this heirloom pickling cuke in your short-season garden! Introduced right here in Manitoba in the 1950s, this variety is compact and well suited to smallgardensandmedium to largecontainers. Although bestknow as a pickling variety, the young fruits are sweet and delicious as a fresh slicer.
Organically Grown/ Heirloom/ Open Pollinated/ Non-GMO
Pack size: 35 seeds
- General Info
- Germination
- Growing Info
- Growing Indoors
Latin Name:Cucumis sativus
Main Uses:Culinary
Days to Maturity:45 – 50days
Exposure:Full sun
Height:Strong vines
Seed Source: Organically grown
Germination:5 – 7 days at 18 – 22C.
Indoors: 4 weeks before last frost date. Sow in individual5 – 7.5 cm (2 – 3″) plantable pots, such as peat or coir, so as not to disturb the roots when transplanting.For best results, apply Sea Magic kelp from first watering. Apply a seedling-starter fertilizer such as Evolve Seedling once the second set of true leaves has appeared, and then alternate between the kelp and seedling starter until transplant.
Outdoors: Direct seed after last frost date, once soil temperature reaches 20C.
Planting Depth:1.25 cm (1/2″) (outdoors).
Spacing:4 – 5 seeds in hills spaced30 cm (12″)apart. Thin to 2 – 3 plants per hill. If space is limited, plant closer together and provide a trellis.
Planting Out:Plant outdoors in30 cm (12″) diameter hills in well-drained fertile soil once seedlings are established and all chance of frost is past.
Growing in Containers:Works well in large containers on a trellis.
Fertilizing (Containers):Plant in a quality, organic-based potting mix with good drainage. Fertilize regularly with organic plant food. Jobes organic fertilizer spikes are easy and effective!
Watering (Containers):Water containers deeply when top inch feels dry to the touch. Monitor every day or two during very hot weather.
Growing in Mixed Planters:Sprawling cucumber varieties with vigorous vines are not well-suited to mixed planters, but compact varieties may do well given a large container, such as a barrel.
Fertilizing (Garden):Plant in a garden recently amended with compost. No further fertilizing required.
Watering (Garden):Water evenly – very important!
Garden Companions: Nasturtiums are said to improve the flavour of cucumbers.
Harvesting:Pick regularly for continuous production.
Suitability for Indoors:Not suited for indoors.
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