At a Glance
- Variety:Cucumber
A heavy-cropping, outdoor cucumber.
A preference to many green-house varieties.
Delicious sliced in salads.
Sowing Time
April – May
Sowing Indoors
Sow seeds individually on their edges in small pots of moist seed compost 1cm (1/2in) deep. Place in the warmth 20-25 degrees Celsuis (70-75 Fahrenheit) and cover pots with cling film until seedlings emerge. Grow on under cool, light conditions, but not in direct sunlight.
Transplanting
When first flowers have opened transfer to growing bags, large pots or the greenhouse border. Allow 60cm (24in) between plants.
Hardening Off/Planting Outdoors
Gradually accustom young plants to conditions outdoors for one week before planting out to their cropping positions when danger of frost has passed.
Harvest
July – October
