Cucumber

Homemade Pickles, Tasty Green

Cucurbitaceae

Spacing2 per sq ft

Days to Harvest55d

Expected Yield5-8 cucumbers per plant

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Variety History

Homemade Pickles is a dual-purpose pickling/slicing cucumber. Tasty Green is a Japanese burpless slicer with thin skin. Both suit the PNW summer when started correctly.

Regional Context

Cucumbers need 65 degree F+ soil -- direct sow after June 1 on Bainbridge, or start indoors in peat pots 3 weeks before. Cucumber beetle can transmit bacterial wilt in the PNW.

Growing Technique

Space 2 per sq ft on trellis. Heavy feeders and drinkers -- mulch and keep consistently moist (irregular water causes bitter fruit). Harvest daily. Homemade Pickles: 1.5-2 inches for cornichons, 3-4 inches for standards. Tasty Green: 6-8 inches. Leaving fruit to oversize shuts down production.

Watch For

Powdery mildew by August -- water at base, not foliage. Cucumber beetles: floating row cover until flowers open, then remove for pollinators.