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WC CUCUMBERS MERCURY

WC CUCUMBERS MERCURY

SKU: GA1018318

$4.49

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WEST COAST SEEDS CUCUMBERS MERCURY

  • This was a real standout in our cucumber trials for both flavour and productivity.
  • Choose Mercury cucumber seeds for exceptionally early beit alpha type cucumbers.
  • The fruits are 20cm (8 inches) long with thin, shiny, dark skins, and crisp, sweet, flavourful flesh.
  • The seeds are small in a tight seed cavity.
  • Plants are very productive both outdoors and in the greenhouse, but were bred with open field growing in mind. Lots of fruits develop on each plant in one relatively concentrated set.
  • They are suitable for pickling when picked immature, but they make fine slicers at full size.

  • Matures in 55 days. (Hybrid seeds)

    Starting Cucumber Seeds

  • Cucumbers need very warm soil to germinate. Optimal soil temperature for germination (and transplanting): 15-30°C (60-85°F). We recommend using a heat mat for seed starting cucumbers.
  • Start transplants indoors in individual peat or coir pots 3-4 weeks before transplanting out into warm soil.
  • Transplant when the plants develop their third true leaf. If the plants are too big, they may experience transplant shock.
  • Almost all cucumbers benefit from being trained onto a trellis of some kind. Some vines can reach 7 or 8 feet in length, so growing them upward onto a trellis makes good use of garden space. Fruits that grow hanging into space tend to be straighter than those that form on the ground.

    Companion Planting For Cucumbers

  • Plant cucumbers beside asparagus, beans, Brassicas, celery, corn, dill, kohlrabi, lettuce, onion, peas, radish, and tomatoes. Both corn and sunflowers can act as a trellis for cucumbers to good effect. Dill will help cucumbers by attracting predatory insects, and nasturtiums is said to improve the flavour and growth of cucumbers.
  • Avoid planting near potatoes and sage.
    • Weight 0.0226 lbs
    Dimensions 6 × 3.5 × 0.12 in

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