Vegetable Seeds Bush Crop
DAYS TO HARVEST: 60 FRUIT: Color: medium green; Size: 7” TOLERANCE: scab PLANT: Compact bush TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: Salad slicer. Small garden or larger container size 5 gallon or more. Plants will cascade over the pot’s edge or climb on a short trellis.
Fanfare DAYS TO HARVEST: 63 KEY FEATURE: AAS Winner Good fruit set FRUIT: Color: dark green; Size: 9” TOLERANCE: downey and powdery mildew, scab, mosaic virus, anthracnose, angular leaf spot PLANT: Habit: compact vines 2-2 1/2’ TYPE: F-1, monoecious USE: Salad slicer. Grow in garden or larger container size.
GARDEN LEADER
Glass & Garden #58 DAYS TO HARVEST: 58 in the greenhouse DAYS TO HARVEST: 68 in the garden. KEY FEATURE: Dual value. Can be eaten without skinning. FRUIT: Standard table size with thin skin. Fruit is 7 1/2 to 8” long by 2 to 2 1/2” wide without seeds. TYPE: F-1 vine, Dioecious, Parthenocarpic TOLERANCE: cucumber mosaic virus, angular leaf spot and snowy mildew. USE: The climbing vines require tying for support and to keep the tender skinned fruit off the ground. Use for Greenhouse production and a late season garden delicacy.
GARDEN LEADER
Gourmet Brand Burpless DAYS TO HARVEST: 60 KEY FEATURE: Garden Leader of the Year, Tender skinned and burpless. FRUIT: Size: 18” x 1”, small seed cavity, thin skinned, TOLERANCE: mildew, cucumber mosaic PLANT: Vigorous vine TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: gourmet fresh market, home garden. Best grown off the ground on 3 or 4 ft trellis. Fruit is very high quality and ornamental. Long and narrow with a tender rind.
USDA ORGANIC
Lemon
DAYS TO HARVEST: 65 to 70 KEY FEATURE: Easily digestible, never bitter. First introduced in 1894 FRUIT: 3” fruits shaped somewhat like lemons PLANT: Rambling vines
TOLERANCE: rust & drought resistant TYPE: OP Heirloom monoecious USE: Single serving slicer. Harvest when color loses any hint of green.
Marketmore 76 Marketmore 76 (certified organic)
USDA ORGANIC
DAYS TO HARVEST: 66 KEY FEATURE: The standard for the north east and mid-western growing areas. FRUIT: 9” x 2 1/2”. Fruit set is late but prolific PLANT: Vigorous vines TOLERANCE: cucumber mosaic virus, powdery mildew, downey mildew, alternaria leaf spot, anthracnose and resistant to cucumber scab. TYPE: OP, monoecious USE: Salad slicer, Fresh market, U-Pick and Produce stands
Orient Express Burpless DAYS TO HARVEST: 59 KEY FEATURES: Upgrade and replacement of Burpless Hybrid. FRUIT: Color: dark green; Size: 10-12” x 2” TOLERANCE: Cucumber. mosaic virus, scab, anthracnose and angular leaf spot TYPE: F-1 gynoecious USE: Highest yield fresh market, U-Pick and produce stands
GARDEN LEADER NEW Tasty Bush Type
DAYS TO HARVEST: 60 FRUIT: Color: medium green; medium size of 7” TOLERANCE: scab and powdery mildew PLANT: Compact vine forms a manageable bush. Medium to small foliage. TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: Small garden or patio containers. A very ornamental plant. Grow on short trellis or cage in 3 to 5 gallon container.
GARDEN LEADER Patio Tasty Very Kuhl
DAYS TO HARVEST: 59 KEY FEATURE: Simply the “Coolest Cucumber” on the deck FRUIT: The fruit is dark green, tender skinned and single serving in size, perfect to pick fresh and eat. PLANT: Very compact TOLERANCE: Foliage is mildew resistant TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: Salad slicer. Plants can be finished in 12” and larger containers on a deck or patio. Also suited for small garden plots.
MORE CUCUMBER/PICKLE FAVORITES DESCRIPTION
Cucumber Pickle Eureka Hybrid Cucumber Pickle Patio Pickle Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Cutter Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Dadher Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Diva Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Indy Hybrid
Cucumber Slicer Intimidator Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Marketmore 76 Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Salad Bush Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Speedway Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Sweet Slice Hybrid Cucumber Slicer Turbo Hybrid
DISEASE CODES
A. Angular Leaf Spot C. Cucumber Mosaic virus F. Scab G. Target Leaf Spot B. Anthracnose
E. Powdery Mildew H. Watermelom Mosaic virus II
I. Zucchini Yellows virus J. Papaya Ringspot virus
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NEW Pot Luck
DAYS TO HARVEST: 55 FRUIT: Color: medium green; 6” TOLERANCE: angular leaf spot, scab and powdery mildew PLANT: Compact vine forms a manageable bush. Medium to small foliage. TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: Salad slicer. Small garden or patio containers.
GARDEN LEADER
Tasty Brand Slicer DAYS TO HARVEST: 62 FRUIT: Color: dark green; Size: 10” crisp, clean tasting TOLERANCE: mildew, anthracnose, cucumber mosaic, leaf spot PLANT: Aggressive vine TYPE: F-1 moneocious USE: Salad slicer, home garden or fresh market
Salad Bush
DAYS TO HARVEST: 57 KEY FEATURE: AAS Winner FRUIT: Color: dark green; Size: 8” smooth dark skin TOLERANCE: mildew, target leaf spot, cucumber mosaic virus, scab TYPE: F-1, monoecious USE: 2 to 3’ bush for home gardens and large containers.
NEW Space Master
DAYS TO HARVEST: 56 KEY FEATURE: Very compact FRUIT: 7 ½” long PLANT: Short vines TOLERANCE: mildew, target leaf spot, cucumber mosaic virus, scab TYPE: F-1 monoecious USE: Salad slicer for small garden plots and containers
Straight 8
USDA ORGANIC
Straight 8 (certified organic)
DAYS TO HARVEST: 58 KEY FEATURE: 1935 this was awarded the All America Selections FRUIT: 8” straight and uniform PLANT: Vigorous vines TOLERANCE: cucumber mosaic virus TYPE: OP Heirloom monoecious USE: Table slicer and dill spears
Sweet Slice DAYS TO HARVEST: 63 KEY FEATURE: Burpless class with the look of a standard slicer FRUIT: Color: dark green; Size: 10 to 12” x 1 1/2”, thin skinned
TOLERANCE: powdery mildew, downey mildew, cuc.
PLANT SIZE TOLERANCE KEY FEATURE medium compact medium
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long harvest semi bush high yields non-bitter
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