15+ Tianjin Tender Spiky Cucumber Seeds Long Burpless Hybrid Cucumber USA

This is an early maturing cucumber that has very spiny skin yet thin skin.The skin doesn’t require peeling, just wash the spine off and slice. Fruits can grow 14-15 inches or 35-38cm long, crisp with good flavor. Excellent for pickling and fresh eating.Tolerant to heat. High yielding. Good for planting in an open field and greenhouse. After 50-60 days to harvest.

Sowing

The Long Burpless Hybrid cucumbers do not take well to transplanting, so either start them early in peat pots or plant them directly. Start them indoors about 2 weeks before frost, placing 3-4 cucumber seeds 1/2" deep in the pot. Keep the air temperature at least 80 degrees F. When two or three leaves appear on each plant, cut off all but the strongest plant with a scissors. Before planting them, "harden" the seedlings by setting them outside during the day. They should be planted no sooner than a week after the last spring frost, when the air temperatures consistently average 65-75 degrees F. For planting them in a hill, place three seedlings or 7-8 seeds in each hill; space hills 4-5' apart. If rows are preferable, plant seedlings 1' apart or place 5 seeds within 1' and later thin them. Cucumbers love heat and cannot endure even a light frost; if cold temperatures threaten, cover the seedlings. For companion planting benefits, consider planting several radishes with cucumbers - this seems to repel damaging cucumber beetles. However, cucumbers do not like being planted near potatoes or aromatic herbs.

Growing

Moisture is the key to growing excellent cucumbers; keep the soil consistently moist. When the vines have developed, apply mulch or straw to conserve moisture and control weeds. Watch out for cucumber beetles, and remove them immediately to prevent damage.