CUCUMBER ’Telegraph Improved’
Formats
Medium early variety, fruitful, suitable for growing in the ground or under cover. Fruits are 40 to 50 cm long, have green and smooth-skinned. Very tasty their flesh is very crisp, tender and mild. It contains vitamins, minerals, fiber, nutrients and is low in calories !.
Perfect for direct consumption, for salads, as well as in the processing for frozen food. It is ready to harvest 60-70 days after sowing. It will need to be trellised to achieve perfect shaped fruits.
Soak the seeds for a few hours in warm water before sowing. Sow from April to May outdoors with moist soil 0,5 cm deep and at warm temperatures. The recommended distance between plants and rows is 1.20m.
It is ready to harvest 60-70 days after sowing. It will need to be trellised to achieve perfect shaped fruits.
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Flowering
| Fruit colour | Green |
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Botanical information
| Botanical name | Cucumis sativus |
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| Common name | CUCUMIS SATIVUS - CUCUMBER ’Telegraph Improved’ |
| Life cycle | Annual |
When to plant?
| Sowing period | January, February, March, April, May, Spring, Winter |
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| Harvest period | June, July, August, September, October, November, Summer, Autumn |
| Average germination (%) | 90 |
| Seeds per gram | 50 |
Where to plant?
| Distance between plants | 50 |
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| Exposure | Sun |
| Soil type | Light |
| Soil moisture | Well-drained |
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