Cucumber Snack F1 Seeds

A compact high performing hybrid cucumber producing small crisp fruits with tender skins and a sweet refreshing flavour bringing perfect bite sized snacking cucumbers to greenhouses tunnels and sheltered gardens.

 

Cucumber Snack F1 is a vigorous early hybrid known for its steady supply of petite uniform fruits that are ideal for lunchboxes salads and fresh eating straight from the plant. The flavour is mild and sweet with soft skins that need no peeling. Plants grow upright and controlled with excellent disease tolerance giving reliable results even in cooler or mixed weather.

 

This hybrid thrives in warm bright conditions and performs well in fertile moisture retentive soil. Snack F1 produces generously when harvested regularly and its compact habit suits containers raised beds and greenhouse beds.

 

The yellow flowers attract pollinators and the tidy growth makes it easy to manage in smaller spaces.

 

Seed Qty Approx 10

 

Sowing and planting

Sow indoors from March to May

Germination takes approximately seven to ten days at twenty to twenty five degrees Celsius

Grow in fertile well drained soil in full sun or a bright sheltered spot

Height one to one point two metres

Spread forty to sixty centimetres

Harvest from June to September

 

Sowing instructions

Sow seeds on their side into moist compost and cover lightly

Grow on in warm bright conditions then harden off before planting outdoors after the last frost

Support plants with canes or mesh for clean straight fruits

Harvest regularly to encourage continuous cropping

 

Growing and maintenance

Water consistently to maintain even moisture

Feed weekly once fruits begin to form

Pick fruits young for the sweetest flavour

Remove lower leaves to improve airflow and reduce disease risk

 

Uses and benefits

Perfect sweet snacking fruits

Smooth tender skins

Reliable early hybrid cropping

Compact upright plants

Ideal for greenhouses tunnels and containers

 

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