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Cucumis sativus

English Cucumber

English Cucumber

Exposure

  • Sun

Rusticity

Annuelle

Bloom time

  • July
  • August

  • Long fruit
  • Seedless
  • Trellis
  • Trellis
  • Parthénocarpique

The English type cucumber is known for its long, cylindrical fruits (30 to 40cm long) with thin, green skin and white flesh, crunchy to taste, tasty, without bitterness and easy to digest. This type of cucumbers only produces female flowers, and should therefore be grown away from other types to avoid the formation of distorted fruits due to open pollination. Very productive, it contains fewer seeds than other varieties and they are smaller. The cucumber is a climbing plant that grows well on a trellis to ensure a thin, straight fruit, as well as to prevent it from touching the ground. Sow directly in the garden or plant when there is no longer any danger of frost. Maturity: 55 to 58 days.

Plant details

Dimensions

Spacing
18 - 24 in.
Spread
40 - 120 in.
Height
40 - 120 in.

Characteristics

Habit:

  • Climbing

Flowering colours:

  • Yellow

Plant needs

Watering:

  • Abundant
  • frequent
  • and regular

Maintenance:

  • Water and fertilize regularly. Grow away from other varieties of cucumbers.

Soil requirement:

  • Rich in compost or manure. Well drained

Features

Resistance:

  • Diseases

Attract:

  • Pollinators

Use:

  • Pots with trellis
  • Open ground

Attribute:

  • Parthenocarpic (produces its fruit without being fertilized. which is why the seeds never develop.)

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