Manny, Cucumber Seed

10 seed packet
 
A refined Beit-Alpha type cucumber, Manny sets consistently high quality, smooth skinned fruit on hardy parthenocarpic plants that can be planted indoors and out. Expect heavy yields of 13-18cm (5-7”) cucumbers with excellent flavour and texture. Does not need pollination to produce fruit. Will produce seedless fruit without pollination. Great for growing indoors in the winter in a tower garden!
 
Matures in 45 days
 
Cucumbers need very warm soil to germinate. If direct sowing, wait until mid-June. If weather turns cool and wet after that, just re-sow. Or start transplants indoors in individual peat or coir pots 3-4 weeks before transplanting out into warm soil. If starting indoors, use bottom heat. Transplant when the plants develop their third true leaf. If the plants are too big, they may experience transplant shock. Optimal soil temperature for germination (and transplanting): 15-30°C (60-85°F).
 
Sow 3-4 seeds 2cm (1″) deep in each spot you want a plant to grow. Thin to the strongest seedling. Space plants 23cm (9″) apart in rows 90cm (36″) apart.