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Planting Information

Seeding Rate Per Foot	Space plants in rows: 12" to 18"Spacing plants in hills: 36" to 72" between hills. Cut off weaker plants leaving only 2-3 to a hill.
Seeds Per Ounce	1100
Space Between Plants	Hills: 36"
Planting Depth	1"
Plant Height	Medium
Plant Types	Pickling, Slicing, Mild Flavor, Compact Plant Slicers
Favorite Varieties	Pickling: Bush Pickle, Calypso Hybrid, Wisconsin SMR 18 Slicing: Sweet Slice Hybrid, Marketmore 76 Mild Flavor: Euro-American Hybrid, Sweet Success Hybrid, Jet Set Hybrid Compact Plant Slicers: Pot Luck Hybrid, Bush Champion, Salad Bush Hybrid
Seed Viability (Years)	5 years
Seed Germination	68° - 86° F
Germination Time	13 days at 60° F 6 days at 68° F 4 days at 77° F 3 days at 86° F or higher

Planting Instructions

Rows: space plants placing one seed every 2" to 8" in rows 4' to 5' apart.

Hills: plant 5 to 8 seeds per hill. When plants emerge, cut off weaker plants leaving only 2 to 3 per hill. Allow 3' to 6' between hills.

Beds: place hills in beds following spacing for hills above.

Containers: Place seeds as described above for rows or hills. Use bush-type cucumbers which require less room or grow plants on cages or on trellises.

Cucumber

Cucumber - Information
Cucumber - Planting
Cucumber - Care
Cucumber - Harvest
Cucumber - Problems

Tips

Cucumbers don't transplant well unless grown in individual pots.

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