NIKA SEEDS - Vegetable Cucumber Source F1 for Pickling Planting Non GMO - 20 Seeds

 Cucumber Source F1  High yield, excellent taste and pickling properties made this classic hybrid the gardeners’ favorite! Mid-early hybrid for growing in open ground and spring greenhouses. The growing period from germination to the beginning of fruiting is 45-50 days. Fruits are dark green, cylindrical, mid-lumpy and black-spiky. They are 2 to 3 inches long and weighting 3 oz. Fruits have excellent taste without bitterness, are crunchy and retain their density when canned. The variety is resistant to downy mildew and bacterial wilt.   Planting instructions:  Cucumber plants are seeded or transplanted outside in the ground no earlier than 2 weeks after last frost date. Cucumbers are extremely susceptible to frost damage; the soil must be at least 70ºF for germination. Do not plant outside too soon! Before you plant outside, select a site with full sun. Soil should be neutral or slightly alkaline with a pH of 7.0. Cucumbers require fertile soil. Mix in compost and/or aged manure before planting to a depth of 2 inches and work into the soil 6 to 8 inches deep. Make sure that soil is moist and well-drained, not soggy. Light, sandy soils are preferred for northern gardens, as they warm quickly in the spring. Plant seedlings one inch deep and about 36 to 60 inches apart, depending on variety. For vines trained on a trellis, space plants 1 foot apart. For an early crop, start cucumber seeds indoors about 3 weeks before you transplant them in the ground. They like bottom heat of about 70ºF (21ºC). Once the ground is warm, mulch with pine straw, chopped leaves, or another organic mulch to keep pests at bay, and also keep bush types off the ground to avoid disease. Also trellis is a good idea.