Ferry-Morse Cucumber Seeds - Straight Eight Organic

A vining cucumber variety, Straight Eight Cucumber is an All-America Selections Winner! A slicer cucumber, these perfectly straight cucumbers have sweet, mild flesh. Excellent flavor makes this cucumber a superb choice for salads or dipping. If picked small, the Straight Eight Cucumbers are suitable for pickling, too. Home gardeners keep growing this old favorite for it's large, flavorful fruits. Straight Eight Cucumbers are a reliable and versatile choice for gardeners, offering a juicy texture and mild, sweet flavor that makes them perfect for salads, pickling or snacking.

• Non Neonic: Safe for Bees
• Grows Best In: Full Sun
• Days to Germination: 8-10 Days
• Days to Maturity: 60 Days
• Best Container Size: 12"
• Growing Height: 8-18"
• Water Needs: Average (1-2 in/week)

• Characteristics: Attracts Bees
• Botanical Name: Cucumis Sativus
• Flavor: Sweet and Mild Taste
• Preparation Ideas: Use this organic cucumber in salads or for dipping or pickling
• Plant Type: Vegetable
• Plant Lifecycle: Annual
• Pelleted Seed Count: 15-30
• Fill Weight: 0.8 gram
• Landscape Use: Edible Garden
• Growth Type: Vining
• Disease Resistance: Cucumber mosaic
• Tolerance: Heat Tolerant
• Growing Seasons: Summer/Fall
• Harvest/Bloom Seasons: Summer/Fall

In full sun, sow a few Organic Straight Eight Cucumber seeds over a hill 12" tall and 2' across with well-drained soil. For smaller gardens, plant alongside a fence or trellis. When plants are 2" tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Plant at 3 week intervals up to midsummer for fresh cucumbers all season. Keep cucumbers picked!

• Planting Depth: 0.5"
• Seed Spacing: Sow Organic Straight Eight Cucumber seeds roughly 6' apart in rows. Best practice is to grow vining cucumber varieties against a fence or trellis

Plant cucumber seeds only after all danger of frost is past and the ground is warm. Cucumbers need lots of sunshine and water. Keep weeds to a minimum with a straw or leaf mulch.