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Cucumber
- Straight Eight |
Cucumbers date
back as far as 3000 years in India and China. Today they are
a popular addition to almost any home garden. Approximately 35
seeds / gram.
Hints:
Seeding - Soil temperature should be at least 20°C. Cucumber
seed will not germinate below 10°C. Cucumber plants can
also be transplanted. Peat pods are recommended. Sow in clumps,
5-6 per clump, 1 cm deep with clumps 1 m apart. Thin to one or
two of the best plants per clump. Sow in rows, seed 5 cm
apart, 1 cm deep. Thin to 20 cm apart. Pick daily once bearing
begins to keep vines productive.
Straight Eight - 65 days. A favorite white spine
variety of the highest quality. Dark green at shipping size,
cylindrical, blunt ends. Fruit is best at 20x6 cm [8x2.5"]
No striping, small seed area. For home and market gardens. Heavy
yielder. |
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