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Cucino F1 from Mini-Cucumber varieties of Cucumber Family

Botanical Name

Cucumis sativus 'Cucino'

Growing Instructions

Use ericacous compost in a 10" pot or Growbags in the unheated greenhouse. Mix equal volumes of compost and manure (Cow or horse) for 2 containers. Sow 2 seeds 1" (25mm) deep on their sides at 18" (450mm) spacings. Once fruits start to swell tomato feed can be given as a liquid feed each fortnight.

Distance between plants per

Row in ground:..
25cm (10") pot:.1
Growbag:..........3

Sowing and Harvesting Times

Sow in greenhouse:............End of May
Plant out from under glass:..
Sow outdoors:....................
Plant plug plants:................
Transplant outdoor sowings:.
Harvest period:...................July-September

Plant in Rotation Type
 

Companion Planting: Main Crop A

4-Year Rotation: Legume

Height x Spread in feet

Foliage Colour

Green

Food Colour

Green

Good Companions

Radish and Nasturtium to counter the Cucumber beetle.

Chives to counter Downy and Powdery Mildew.

Beans, Pea, Dill, Sunflower, Lettuce, Sweetcorn, Kohlrabi, Savoy Cabbage, Broccoli, Celery, Chinese Cabbage, Tomato, Brassica, Basil and Jerusalem Artichoke.

Bad Companions

Potato, Sage and Cress.

Culinary Use

Each cucumber is one portion per person in their salad

Comment

Available as seed from Dobies.