DID YOU KNOW: Cucumber flowers are only open for one day and require as many as 20 insect visits before being pollinated.
(Cucumis melo) Heirloom. Also known as 'Yard Long Cucumber'. Light-green, ribbed, cylindrical fruit 20-60cm. Thin, soft skin, so no need for peeling. Best results when grown on trellis. Grows quickly. This cucumber is actually a melon, but is grown & eaten like a cucumber. 50-89 days. 100 seeds
HISTORY: Cucumbers originated high in the Himalayas, spreading from India to China & Japan. Super long varieties were developed for the royalty. India still retains many of the old varieties, still relatively unknown to the rest of the world.
Old heirloom dating back to 1880. Smooth, medium green, blunt ended fruit with crisp, mild flesh. Ideal for eating fresh or pickling. High yields. 50 days. 100 seeds
Heirloom originating in Southern Russia. Compact, bushy plants producing cylindrical, light to dark green, medium sized fruit. High yields. Use fresh in salads or pickled. 46-49 days. 45 seeds
Heirloom dating back to 1894. Oval, lemon coloured fruit 80-60mm. Bitter free. high yields. Tolerates dry weather better than other varieties. Continues to fruit until first frost. 60-70 days. 100 seeds
Heirloom. Burpless type on vigorous vine. Cylindrical fruit with dark green skin & white, non-bitter flesh. Resistant to disease. Good producer in cool areas, but does well in all climates. Tolerates hot conditions. 60-70 days. 100 seeds
Heirloom. Lebanese type. Thin skinned, green fruit to 12cm. Excellent flavour with no bitterness. Early to bear. 100 seeds
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French heirloom dating prior to 1800's. Rare. Green, slightly spiny, elongated fruit. Ideal for eating fresh in salads, sliced or pickled. This variety was used extensively for the manufacture of gherkins in the late 1800's. 50-60 days. 45 seeds
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DID YOU KNOW: All varieties of cucumber can be used for either eating fresh or pickling. If used for pickling they should be harvested at no more than 10cm in length. Typically, those varieties especially selected & more suited for pickling have a harder, more dry flesh than others. Those grown for eating fresh or slicing, usually grow longer in length and have flesh which is crisp & juicy.
Heritage variety. Straight, dark green, cylindrical fruit with blunt ends 15-18cm in length with snow-white flesh produced on vigorous vines. Prolific. Pick young for pickling or leave to mature for use in salads etc. Disease resistant. 58-70 days. 65 seeds
Heirloom originating from Northern China. Long, thin, slightly spiny & ribbed fruit to 35cm length with crisp, tender, non-bitter flesh & few seeds. Attractive plant & fruit and excellent flavour. Hardy. Best grown on trellis. 60 days. 50 seeds
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Dark green, straight & uniform fruit with slight taper at ends produced on vigorous vine. Harvest whilst still young for finest flavour, or leave to mature. High yields. Disease resistant. 60 seeds
(Cucumis sativus) First introduced in 1910 by the Jerome B. Rice Seed Co. Described as being 'the earliest and best white spine cucumber ever offered'. Green, medium sized fruit to 20cm. 55-60 days. 40 seeds
(Cucumis sativus) Australian heirloom first introduced in 1933 by Arthur Yates. Resembles a Granny Smith apple in size & shape, hence the name. Smooth, greenish-white, tender skinned fruit with slight ridging; mild, crisp, juicy flesh with sweet flavour. Prolific. 60-70 days. 35 seeds
(Cucumis sativus) Medium, smooth, lebanese type fruit to 25cm long with thin skin produced on strong, vigorous vines. Burpless, tender & bitter-free. Used fresh in salads, or when harvested young may also be pickled. Slices well. High yields. Resistant to disease. Early variety. 59-65 days
(Cucumis sativus) Heirloom originating from India. Large, dark brown skin with crisp, juicy, white flesh with sweet flavour. Early to ripen - great for cool areas with a short growing season. High yields. Harvest young when small with white skin or leave to mature allowing skin to develop into a deep brown. May be grown along ground or with trellis. 60 days. 35 seeds