HOMEMADE PICKLES

60 days. The vigorous 5 foot vines exhibit excellent disease resistance, and yield armloads of solid, crisp cucumbers. Pickle-perfect fruit are medium green with small white spines. They can be harvested at 1 ½ inches long for baby sweets and 5–6 inches long for robust dills. Just the thing for the best crunchy dill pickles you have ever tasted. MO. A, ALS, CMV, DM, PM.

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Salt brine pickles

Best cucumber for fermenting. Everything from growing to fermenting to eating is outstanding. I've tried other varieties over 40 years and there is no second choice. 🇺🇸

Delicious!

First time growing cucumbers on the PNW coast and these are so good! I know it says they are good for pickling but we don't even pickle them! I started them late, but we've been getting cute little cukes that are crisp, juicy and sweet for weeks. We've been eating them off the trellisesd vines from our greenhouse. I suspect they would do better outside where there's a little less heat, but I'm not complaining as a year one experiment!

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Soil Temp for Germ	65–90°F
Seed Depth	½"
Seed Spacing	4–6/hill
Days to Emergence	4–13
Thin Plants to	1–2/hill
Row Spacing	3–4'
Fertilizer Needs	High
Minimum Germination	80%
Seeds per Gram	≈ 25–30
Seed Life	3 years

Cucumis sativus A favorite in cuisine worldwide, cucumbers possess health benefits too numerous to mention. Incorporate cucumbers in your diet to aid with weight loss, as they are exceptionally low in calories (only about 8 calories in 1/2 cup), aid digestion, and rid toxins from the body. Among the more unusual qualities of the humble cuke is its ability to ease skin irritations. Use a piece of cucumber skin to soothe burns.

Days to maturity are calculated from date of direct seeding.

Culture
• Cucumbers perform best in fertile, well-drained soil with a pH 5.5-7.0
• Consistent, even watering is critical for best plant growth and fruit development
• Raised beds, plastic mulch, and trellising can improve yields, keep fruit straight and scab free
• Incorporate a shovelful of compost and 1/2 cup TSC's Complete fertilizer per hill

Direct Sowing
• For best germination, keep soil evenly moist but not too wet
• Cover hill with Kozy-Coats, Victorian Bell Cloches, or a row cover to speed up germination
• Thin to the strongest 1-2 plants when first true leaves emerge

Transplanting
• Start indoors in 4 inch pots, 3-4 weeks before anticipated transplant date
• Avoid letting starts get root bound; transplant carefully as to not disturb roots

Pests & Diseases
• Common pests: Striped and spotted cucumber beetles, aphids, squash bugs, stink bugs
• Pest control: Pyrethrin
• Common diseases: See chart below
• Disease prevention: 3-4 year crop rotation, Zonix for Powdery Mildew

Harvest & Storage
• Consistent harvest will keep plants productive
• Store at 45°F and 95% relative humidity
• For pickling, harvest cukes when small, before seeds form

KEY TO FLOWERS AND FRUIT SET
GY | Gynoecious - Has nearly all female flowers.
HE | Hermaphrodite - Flowers contain both male and female reproductive parts.
MO | Monoecious - Has separate male and female flowers on the same plant.
PAT | Parthenocarpic - Has the ability to set fruit without pollination.

KEY TO CUCUMBER DISEASE RESISTANCE AND TOLERANCE
HR indicates high resistance.
IR indicates intermediate resistance.
A | Anthracnose*
ACu | Alternaria Leaf Blight
ALS | Angular Leaf Spot
C | Cercospora
CCa | Corynespora Blight & Target Spot
CCu | Scab & Gummosis
CMV | Cucumber Mosaic Virus
CVYV | Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus
CYSDV | Cucurbit Yellow Stunting Disorder Virus
DM | Downy Mildew
PM | Powdery Mildew
PRV | Papaya Ringspot Virus
R | Common Rust
S | Scab
TSP | Target Spot
WMV | Watermelon Mosaic Virus
* Numbers indicate specific disease race.

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