Grow this Armenian Light Green Cucumber, a delicious, thin-skinned variety known for its crunchy texture, mild flavour, and attractive light-green skin. These cucumbers grow long, smooth, and slightly ribbed, making them perfect for salads, fresh eating, juicing, and pickling.
This is a vigorous, fast-growing plant that produces many fruits throughout summer, even in UK conditions when started early.
You will receive 8 fresh, hand-selected seeds, packed in a small clear zip-lock bag (no printed instructions included).
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🌿 Cultivation
• Sowing Time: April–June.
• Start Indoors: Sow seeds in small pots 2–3 cm deep. Keep warm (20–25°C).
• Outdoors: Plant after last frost when night temperature stays above 12°C.
• Position: Full sun, sheltered spot, greenhouse, or polytunnel.
• Spacing: 40–60 cm apart.
• Support: Can be trained to climb on a trellis or allowed to trail.
• Watering: Keep soil consistently moist. Avoid watering directly on leaves.
• Feeding: Start feeding weekly once flowers appear.
• Harvest: Pick when 20–30 cm long for best flavour and crunch.
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📝 Notes
• Fruit shape and size may vary depending on growing conditions.
• No warranty or guarantee is provided on germination as conditions differ for each grower.
• Seeds come in a small clear zip-lock bag without printed instructions.
• Suitable for UK gardeners and easy to grow with warmth and sunlight.