Park Seed Mini-Me F1 Organic Cucumber Seeds, Snack-Size Mini Cucumbers, Pack of 10 Seeds

Price: $11.95
(as of Jan 14, 2024 20:44:50 UTC – Details)

Product Description

About Us

One of America’s oldest and largest mail-order seed and plant companies, the Geo. W. Park Seed Company, was founded in 1868 by 15-year-old George W. Park in Libonia, Pennsylvania. Today our gardeners number in the millions, yet we still adhere to Mr. Park’s original motto. We may be connecting online through social media rather than handwritten letters, but the spirit and the result is the same: bringing the joys of gardening to as many people as possible.

Know Before You Grow Cucumbers

You’ll find new meaning in the term “cool as a cucumber” when you discover the delights of this delicious, easy-to-grow vegetable. Slice ’em, dice ’em, pickle ’em, or pull ’em straight off the vine and enjoy their unmistakable and delicious flavor right there. They can be grown on hills, in rows, on trellises, or in containers, so there’s a variety just perfect for you, no matter where you live or how large or small your gardening space.

Choosing a Cucumber Variety

When you choose which cucumbers to grow, you’ll want to consider length, thickness, use, and the amount of space required for the plant. They come in a wide variety of sizes, from tiny gherkin-appropriate ones to long, delicious slicers. The pickling types are usually smaller, and some of the slicers are burpless (less bitter and contain less burp-causing compounds).

Starting Cucumber Seeds

Cucumbers are best direct sown outdoors 1 to 2 weeks after all danger of frost has passed in the spring and once the soil has warmed—it needs to be at least 60 degrees F. They can be sown indoors (at a temperature of 70 degrees F) 4 to 6 weeks before planting out, but direct sowing is recommended.

Sow the seeds at a depth of 4 times the size of the seed, siting them in full sun in light, rich, well-drained soil.

Special Considerations

Cucumber vines produce both male (staminate) and female (pistillate) flowers. The first to arrive are male and will drop from the vine without bearing fruit. The ones to follow will be both male and female, allowing for pollination. So don’t become discouraged when the first flowers you see don’t produce fruit. There are also cucumbers available that bear only female flowers (gynoecious).

Growing Tips

If you want to start your seeds indoors, use peat pots or pellets—something that can be planted as-is, thus minimizing root disturbance. Transplanting shouldn’t be done until all danger of frost has passed.

Growing Tips

Cucumbers need long, warm, sunny days and mild nights in order to be productive. Keep well watered and fed throughout the growing season.

Growing Tips

Mulches, including black plastic varieties, can be useful in conserving moisture, preventing the soil from becoming compacted, and maintaining the overall help of the garden and plant.

Growing Tips

Harvest your cucumbers depending on their use, and therefore their size. They can over mature (and become bitter) rather quickly since they develop so rapidly after pollination, so check your crop frequently in order to pick them at their peak quality. Cut the stems about one-fourth inch above the fruit.

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Size
3 Pack and 6 Packs 8.7 Ounces 3 Meters Long 30 Seeds 25 Seeds 100 Seeds

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Mini-Me F1 Organic Cucumber, a mini Beit Alpha (Cucumis sativa) variety, among the more popular cucumber types, is grown as a fruit vegetable. Mini-Me is an early variety that sets small, uniform, nearly spineless fruits, approximately 2 to 3 inches long, with thin, smooth skin and mild, slightly sweet flavor. Use these snack-sized mini cucumbers in fresh foods and beverages or pickle them.
Mini-Me F1 Organic Cucumber, an herbaceous annual, is a member of the cucurbit family (Curcurbitaceae). Cucumbers are tropical plants that love warm temperatures and high humidity. Dependable and high yielding, Mini-Me grows vigorously, quickly forming a low-growing, far-spreading vine.
Training the tendril-bearing vines to grow vertically on support ensures better air circulation, produces straighter fruit, helps prevent disease, and makes harvest easier.
Easy to grow from seed, Mini-Me F1 Organic Cucumber prefers full sun and loose, rich, slightly acid, well-drained soil. Cucumbers require frequent watering for proper growth, but leaves should be kept dry. If plants are watered too infrequently or grown in too much shade, fruits will be bitter tasting.
Regular composting is also recommended. Harvest cucumbers when young, before they over ripen and turn yellow. Harvest often to promote heavier fruit product. Mini-Me is also suitable for indoor gardens and hydroponic growing.