Tendergreen Burpless Cucumber Seed

Still so popular, even after 80 years! Burpless slicing type tolerates cool soil, excessive moisture, downy mildew and mosaic virus. Plump, straight, 7-12” fruit is excellent eaten fresh, pickled or in a chilled summer soup. Plant in compost-amended soil. Mulch and keep well watered. Trellis the vines for good air circulation, which can double as light shade for heat-sensitive crops like lettuce. Pick daily to keep new blooms/cukes forming. Photo courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seed.

• Days to germinate: 7-14 days
• Days to maturity: 55
• Start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost. Sow ½” deep in sterile planting medium.
• Transplant spacing: 36-48” (do not disturb roots when transplanting). If you’re trellising, the seed groups can be planted 24” apart.
• Sow outdoors when temperatures reach 70º.
• Seed spacing: Plant seeds in groups of 2-3, then another group 36” away (unless you’re trellising; see note just above).
• Seed depth: 1/2”
• Produce size: 7-12” each.
• Yield: About 5 lbs. per vine.
• Mature plant height: 4’ (or longer) vine.
• Suitable for container growing: No.
• Year of discovery: Unknown