Cucumber - Burpless Tasty Green F1, 25 Seeds

A dependable outdoor cucumber with long, smooth fruits and a delicious crisp, mild flavor. Burpless Tasty Green F1 Cucumbers are bred for ease of digestion and have no bitterness. 

As a ridge (outdoor) cucumber, it is well suited to the UK climate and is happiest grown outside, although it can also be grown successfully in a greenhouse.
Like most indeterminate cucumbers, it grows steadily through the season, producing long stems that can be trained upwards or allowed to spread along the ground.

Packet Contents

A pack contains 25 cucumber seeds, with each plant capable of producing 10 or more cucumbers. It is a good idea to sow two or three batches from March onwards to extend the cropping period.

Sowing Instructions

• Start seeds under cover from late March into April.
• Sow seeds on their side approximately 1 cm deep in small pots of seed compost.
• Keep compost moist but not waterlogged; seedlings usually appear within two weeks.
• Harden off plants before moving outside once all risk of frost has passed.
• Choose a warm, sheltered position in full sun. 
• Transplant into the ground or into containers of at least 30 cm.
• Alternatively, direct sow outdoors in May or June once the soil has warmed.
• Space plants around 60 cm apart.
• Protect young plants from slugs and snails.
• Train plants onto supports or allow them to spread along the ground.
• Pinch out the growing tip after around 7 leaves to encourage fruiting.
• Feed plants once the first fruits begin to develop.
• Harvest regularly when fruits are young for the best flavour and to extend harvest.