Pickling Cucumber 'Vorgebirgstrauben' (Cucumis sativus) seeds

Very aromatic, classic pickle from the Eifel.
Contents: Approx. 10 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.39

Product number: CUC08 GTIN: 4251420516732

Description

The cucumber variety 'Vorgebirgstrauben' is a very robust old variety. The small dark green cucumbers hang on the plant like grapes (German: Trauben) what gave the variety its name. They become 7-9cm long and can be constantly harvested from mid-June. Due to their size, the fruits are perfectly suitable for pickling in vinegar. Depending on if you harvest them early while they're still small and crispy or if you let them mature, they are suitable as baby pickles or even as mustard pickles. When pickling, you can wonderfully vary between spices, herbs, and salt to receive great, different variants like gherkins, dill pickles, or plain pickled cucumbers. Of course, you can also cure cucumbers by fermentation.

This cucumber variety is dioecious and, thereby, mixed-flowering. Therefore, it's important to pay attention to the fact that bee activity is possible. The 'Vorgebirgstrauben' can be cultivated climbing as well as creeping.

Plant type	Climber
Use	Edible plant, Vegetable
Lifecycle	Annual
Species	Cucurbitaceae
Region of origin	Germany
Eventual height	1-3 m
Flower colour	Yellow
Flowering months	August, July, June
Main harvest	August, July, September
Fruit colour	Grün
Winter hardiness zones	12 (10 bis 15 °C)

When to sow outdoors	June, May
Sowing depth	1-3 cm
Germination temperature	22-28°C
Germination time	1-2 weeks
Climate	Temperate
Soil type	Deep, Humus-rich, Moist, No waterlogging
Sunlight	Full sun
Water requirement	High
Nutrient requirements	Heavy feeder
Planting distance	50 cm
Row spacing	100 cm
Good companion plants	Beans, Celeriac, Dill, Knoblauch, Lettuce, Maize, Onion, Spinach, Sweet Pepper
Bad companion plants	Radish, Winter Radish, Zucchini

Sowing and care

Although cucumbers can be sown directly outdoors, pre-culture indoors is recommended. The hardened plantlets are then planted outdoors after the last frosts. Later, the plants can grow up on climbing support or be kept creeping on the ground. Plenty of water has a good effect on the fruit quality. The temperature should never drop under +10°C. A regular harvest promotes the yield.

Other names

Botanical name: Cucumis sativus

German: Einlege-Gurke, Gurke, Freilandgurke

English: Cucumber, pickler, pickling cucumber

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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