Seeds – Cucumber, National Pickling OG (SGH)
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Description: A cucumber for all your needs! Short, thick cukes have blunt ends that are slightly tapered and fit perfectly in a pickle jar. The 6” fruits are medium-green with some striping. Also great for slicing into salads. A heavy producer with black spines.
- General Info
- Germination
- Growing Info
- Growing Indoors
Pack Size: 1.75 g / ~ 60 seeds
Latin Name: Cucumis sativus
Main Uses: Culinary
Days to Maturity: 52 days
Exposure: Full sun
Height: Vines trail – 5 ft. in length
Certified Organic: USDA Certified Organic
Germination: 7 – 14 days at 18 – 22ºC.
Indoors: 4 weeks before last frost date. Sow in individual 2 – 3″ plantable pots, such as peat or coir, so as not to disturb the roots when transplanting. For best results, apply Sea Magic™ kelp from first watering. Apply a seedling-starter fertilizer such as Evolve Seedling once the second set of true leaves has appeared, and then alternate between the kelp and seedling starter until transplant.
Outdoors: Direct seed after last frost date, once soil temperature reaches 20ºC.
Planting Depth: 1/2″ (outdoors).
Spacing: 4 – 5 seeds in hills spaced 12 – 18″ apart. Thin to 2 – 3 plants per hill. If space is limited, plant closer together and provide a trellis.
Planting Out: Plant outdoors in 12″ diameter hills in well-drained fertile soil once seedlings are established and all chance of frost is past.
Fertilizing (Containers): Plant in a quality, organic-based potting mix with good drainage. Fertilize regularly with organic plant food. Jobes organic fertilizer spikes are easy and effective!
Watering (Containers): Water containers deeply when top inch feels dry to the touch. Monitor every day or two during very hot weather.
Growing in Mixed Planters: Sprawling cucumber varieties with vigorous vines are not well-suited to mixed planters, but compact varieties may do well given a large container, such as a barrel.
Fertilizing (Garden): Plant in a garden recently amended with compost. No further fertilizing required.
Watering (Garden): Water evenly – very important!
Garden Companions: Nasturtiums are said to improve the flavour of cucumbers.
Harvesting: Pick regularly for continuous production.
Suitability for Indoors: Not suited for indoors.
