Cucumber Armenian HEIRLOOM

(Cucumis sativus)

A wonderfully refreshing taste, with really large fleshy fruit 60-90cm (2-3ft) and with an unusual pale green colour. Can be harvested in about 60 days and stores well. Cucumbers do best in a well prepared soil with added fertiliser.

When to plant: Spring and Summer.
How to grow: Sow 12mm (half-inch) deep, direct in final position. Sow 4-5 seeds in clumps, later thin to two strongest seedlings. Allow 90cm (3ft) between rows and 40-50cm (16-20in) between clumps. At 5 or 6 leaves pinch out the growing tips to encourage side shoots. Keep well watered and prepare the soil with organic material and or complete fertiliser.
Harvest: When fully grown, about 60-90cm.