
Description
Pickle this cucumber for dills when the fruits are young.
Cornell University developed this variety to be resistant to downy mildew.
This cucumber produces crunchy, flavorful fruits that can be enjoyed fresh or pickled. It's bred to resist downy mildew, perfect for personal or commercial growth.
- Characteristics: Attracts bees
- Color: Green
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.4 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 46 - 56
- Flavor: Mildly sweet and refreshing.
- Preparation Ideas: Slice this cucumber variety to serve as an appetize or use to make delicious pickles when young.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Type: Vining
- Resistance: Angular Leaf Spot|Anthracnose (1/2)|Downey Mildew|Powdery Mildew|Scab|Cucumber Mosaic
- Tolerance: Heat
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
- Planting Depth: 0.5"
- Seed Spacing: Sow Slicer Cucumber seeds roughly 4' apart keeping rows approximately 6' apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Description
Pickle this cucumber for dills when the fruits are young.
Cornell University developed this variety to be resistant to downy mildew.
This cucumber produces crunchy, flavorful fruits that can be enjoyed fresh or pickled. It's bred to resist downy mildew, perfect for personal or commercial growth.
- Characteristics: Attracts bees
- Color: Green
- Fill Weight (grams): 1.4 g
- Approximate Seed Count: 46 - 56
- Flavor: Mildly sweet and refreshing.
- Preparation Ideas: Slice this cucumber variety to serve as an appetize or use to make delicious pickles when young.
- Plant Type: Vegetable
- Plant Lifecycle: Annual
- Landscape Use: Edible Garden
- Growth Type: Vining
- Resistance: Angular Leaf Spot|Anthracnose (1/2)|Downey Mildew|Powdery Mildew|Scab|Cucumber Mosaic
- Tolerance: Heat
- Growing Season(s): Spring|Summer|Fall
- Harvest/Bloom Season(s): Summer|Fall
- Package Dimensions: 3.25 x 4.5"
Sowing Info
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
- Planting Depth: 0.5"
- Seed Spacing: Sow Slicer Cucumber seeds roughly 4' apart keeping rows approximately 6' apart.
- Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.