Concombre, droit 8
- Ontario Grown
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$1.95
SKU: GS-7114-CUC-DT
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- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Les concombres Straight Eight sont très appréciés des jardiniers. Avec leurs épines blanches tapissant une belle peau verte autour d'une chair blanche croquante et juteuse, il est difficile d'y résister. Ils contiennent de petites graines dans des fruits très uniformes de 20 cm (8").
Spécifications
- Plant Name: Cucumber 'Long Green' / Improved Long Green (Cucumis sativus)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated (1870s Classic)
- Plant Class: Warm-Season Annual Fruit / Gourd Family (Cucurbitaceae)
- Color: Deep green skin with pale white interior flesh
- Plant Characteristics: Sprawling vining habit (60–72 inches long / 150–180 cm), long cylindrical fruits (10–12 inches long / 25–30 cm), crisp texture, small seed cavity, high productivity
- Suitable Space: Vegetable garden beds, raised beds with trellises, garden fences, large patio containers with vertical support
- Season: Summer through Early Autumn Harvest (Warm Season, ~65–70 Days to Maturity)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Start seeds indoors late April to early May in peat pots 3 to 4 weeks before last spring frost (sow 0.5 inches deep with bottom heat 21–27°C / 70–80°F). Direct sow outdoors late May to early June once soil temperatures exceed 18°C (65°F), frost risk fully passed. Space plants or mounds 12 to 18 inches apart along trellises or 36 inches apart on flat ground.
- Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily required)
- Watering Needs: Moderate to High (requires consistent, even moisture during fruit set, growth; well-drained fertile organic soil, avoiding overhead foliage moisture)
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