AFRICAN HORNED
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(Cucumis metuliferus) Heirloom. Also known as Jelly Melon. Medium sized, spiny, greeny orange fruit with flesh on inside similar to crystal apple variety. Attractive & unusual fruit with flavour resembling a cross between citrus & pomegranate. Native to Africa. 50-100 days. 100 seeds
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DID YOU KNOW: Cucumber flowers are only open for one day and require as many as 20 insect visits before being pollinated.
ARMENIAN
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(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.
BOOTHBY'S BLONDE
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Heirloom originating from the Boothby family of Maine. Creamy yellow, oval, warty fruit with soft black spines on compact, short vines. Crisp, sweet flavour with thin skin - no need to peel. Excellent eaten fresh or peeled. High yields. Harvest from 10cm. 55-60 days. 65 seeds
BOSTON PICKLING
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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
BUSHY
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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
CRYSTAL APPLE LEMON
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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
MARKETMORE
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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
MIDEAST PROLIFIC
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Heirloom. Lebanese type. Thin skinned, green fruit to 12cm. Excellent flavour with no bitterness. Early to bear. 100 seeds
PARISIAN PICKLING
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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
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.
STRAIGHT EIGHT
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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
SUYO LONG
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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
TRUE LEMON
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Heirloom originating in Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania & dating back to 1894. Resembles a lemon in appearance with pale yellow, oval fruit up to 8cm across, & crisp, snowy-white flesh which is rarely bitter. Subtle hints of lemon flavour may be detected when fruit is fully mature. Vigorous vine. Ideal for eating fresh in salads, sliced or pickled. Easy to digest. Resistant to disease & drought. High yields. 58-70 days. 50 seeds
WEST INDIAN GHERKIN
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Heirloom originating from Africa dating back prior to 1793. Small, oval shaped, green fruit 8x4cm. Used fresh in salads, soups, or pickled. Pick whilst still young. Heavy producer. 55-70 days. 80 seeds
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WISCONSIN PICKLING
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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
