Description

Add a touch of whimsy to your garden with 'Lemon' cucumber seeds! This heirloom favorite from 1894 produces lemon-sized, sweet cucumbers with yellow skin and crisp white flesh. Perfect for slicing or pickling, these burpless, non-bitter cucumbers can be eaten fresh like an apple. With 3'–6' drought-tolerant vines, they're a reliable and eye-catching addition to any garden.

Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus
Days to Maturity: 65 days
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Native: Southern Asia
Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual
Plant Dimensions: 3'–6' vines
Variety Information: 3 ½” x 2 ½” non-bitter cucumbers with yellow skin and white flesh. 'Lemon' cucumber, originally a popular Australian variety, was introduced in the U.S. in 1894. It is great for both slicing and pickling. It has very little cucurbitacin, so it's non-bitter, burpless, and easy to digest.
Type: Slicing and pickling cucumber

When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is at least 60°F, ideally 70°–90°F.
When to Start Inside: 2 to 4 weeks before average last frost. Cucumbers are sensitive to root disturbance; sow in biodegradable pots.
Days to Emerge: 5–10 days
Seed Depth: ½”
Seed Spacing: A group of 2 seeds every 12″
Row Spacing: 36″
Thinning: When 3 leaves, thin to 1 plant every 12″

Harvesting: Pick, and pick some more! Overly mature cucumbers on the vine will slow production of new cucumbers. Cut the stem rather than pulling at the fruit, as stems are fragile. To increase the quality and storage time, once picked, immediately immerse in cold water to disperse “field heat”.

This packet sows up to 15 feet of trellised cucumbers. 30 seeds.