- Good crops of long dark fruits with traditional flavour.
- Grows in a warm or cool greenhouse or cold frame. Good reliable cropper.
What you need to know:
- 1 x Mr Fothergills Cucumber Telegraph Improved Seeds
- Harvest: July to October
- Indoors Sowing Guide: Sow indoors 0.5cm (¼”) deep, on edge, in small pots of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 20-25°C (68-77°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 7-21 days. When plants have developed 3 or 4 leaves, transplant to 12cm (5”) pots and grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Plant out to large pots, growing bags or greenhouse border. Provide support and train plants up canes, strings or netting. Stop lateral growth two leaves past each fruit. Remove male flowers (those with no swelling behind the petals) as pollinated female flowers produce bitter fruits. Pinch out growing tips when they reach the roof.
- Soil Type: Fertile , Well drained soil
- Hints & Tips: Cucumbers do best in a humid atmosphere, so damp down greenhouse regularly. Once fruits form, regular feeding will ensure the best crops.
- Pack Size: 10 Seeds
