Description
Calypso Hybrid Cucumber
Pickling varieties bear small, blocky fruits with tender skin and are perfect for making all types of pickles. They may also be enjoyed fresh. Plants are easy to grow, and very prolific, bearing and abundance of tender fruit throughout the summer.
When and where to plant
Select a sunny, well drained location and sow seed in the late spring when the soil is warm and all danger of frost is past. For earlier crop start indoors 4-6 weeks before setting out. For best results, loosen soil with spade or fork, fertilize with vegetable food and smooth with rake. Firm soil over seed and keep moist.
Care
Keep soil moist, and feed monthly. Tie vines on trellis to save space.
Harvesting
Pick when fruits are 4-5″ long, while the texture is still firm and the seeds are small. Harvest earlier for “baby” pickles. Pick every 2-4 days to encourage more fruit to form.
Health Note
A low calorie salad vegetable with many vitamins/minerals.
- Spacing between seeds: 3″
- Spacing of Groups (Hill): 4-5′
- Days to Germination: 7-14
- Days to Maturity: 53-60
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