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Growing Organic Garden Bush Pickle F1 Hybrid Cucumber in the Vegetable Garden
Cucumbers perform best when directly sown 1-2 weeks after your last frost date, but may be started 3-4 weeks before transplanting. Sow 1 inch deep, 12-18 inches apart, with rows spaced 48 inches. Grow in a location with rich, well-draining soil and full sun. While cucumbers can be left to sprawl across the soil, supporting them vertically with a trellis can promote healthy growth and airflow.
Cucumbers are mostly water and perform best with consistent watering applications. As a monoecious type, these plants will produce both male and female flowers. Insect or hand pollination is required for fruit development.
Harvesting Garden Bush Pickle Hybrid Cucumber
Garden Bush Pickle hybrid cucumbers produce 4-5 inch cylindrical fruits. Cucumbers produce more prolifically when they are harvested frequently while young. Allowing fruits to become overly mature may reduce overall yields. Remove cucumbers using harvesting or pruning shears and avoid pulling them from the plant to prevent damage to your harvest.
About Organic Garden Bush Pickle Hybrid Cucumber Garden Seeds
This container-friendly cucumber variety will make the perfect addition to your patio, balcony, or container garden as it has a compact vining habit.
Tips From Our Gardeners
"To protect young cucumber plants from cucumber beetles, cover them with a floating row cover until flowers begin to form."
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- Ashleigh Smith, True Leaf Market Writer
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Organic Garden Bush Pickle Hybrid Cucumber Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g Packet - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 1 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 1,020 Seeds
- 4 oz - Bulk Seeds - Approximately 4,100 Seeds
- 1 lb - Wholesale - Approximately 16,400 Seeds
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Basic Info
| Latin Name: |
Cucumis sativus
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| Cucumber Type: |
Pickling - Pickling cucumbers typically are shorter, have a thinner, bumpy, or warty skin. While they can be eaten fresh and in salads, they are preferred for pickling. |
| Garden Bush Pickle Hybrid Cucumber Color: |
Green |
| Garden Bush Pickle Hybrid Cucumber Flavor: |
Mildly sweet, crisp |
Growing Info
| Hardiness Zone: |
Annual 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 |
| Days to Maturity: |
50 |
| Days to Germination: |
6-10 |
| Seeding Depth: |
1 inch |
| Plant Spacing: |
18-24 inches |
| Row Spacing: |
48 inches |
| Plant Height: |
12-18 inches |
| Growth Habit: |
Compact vine. Cucumbers can grow along the soil surface, but are often healthier with a vertical support to promote airflow. |
| Soil Preference: |
Cucumbers prefer rich, well-draining soils with a pH of 6-6.8. Consistent watering is required for abundant yields. |
| Temperature Preference: |
Warmer 64-86 F. Cucumbers do not tolerate frost and often become damaged at temperatures below 50F. |
| Light Preference: |
Full Sun |
Other
| Direct Sow: |
Yes, this is the preferred method for growing cucumber seeds. |
| Start Indoors: |
Yes. While direct sowing is preferred, starting indoors is common. Start 3-4 weeks before transplanting. Cucumbers need warm air and soil temperatures. |
| Cucumber Pollination: |
Monoecious - These cucumbers produce both male and female flowers. While insects carry out pollination activity, you may hand-pollinate to increase the likelihood of fruit set. |
| Growth Speed: |
Early - Ready around 40-54 days from sowing. |
| Plant Width: |
24 inches |
| Plant Spread: |
24 inches |
| Deer Resistant: |
Yes. The hairy leaves and prickly spines of cucumbers generally lead deer to pursue other plants first. However, deer will eat them if there aren’t more appetizing options nearby. |
| Germination Temperature: |
75-85 F |
| Pests and Diseases: |
This variety is resistant to Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Powdery Mildew, and Scab. Cucumbers are generally known to be susceptible to snails, aphids, cutworms, spider mites, squash vine borers, and cucumber beetles. Common diseases include powdery mildew and cucumber mosaic virus. Reduce the effects of pests and disease by practicing crop rotation. |
| Garden Size: |
Garden Plot, Raised Bed, Fields, Containers |