Cucumber- Giant Russian

Cucumber- Giant Russian

Cucumis sativus

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• Low acid variety

• Large fruit

Low acid variety.  Vigorous vines that produce large fruit with juicy white flesh and green skin that turns yellow then orange/brown when mature.  Excellent flavour and refreshing juicy texture.  Fruit is best picked when just turning yellow.  Stores well. Good resistance to mildew.

Summer salad vegetable.

How to sow and grow:

Method:	Sow direct or raise seedlings
Sowing Depth:	10mm
When:	Spring and summer
Germination:	4-10 days @ 18-35°C
Hardiness / Life Cycle:	Frost tender Annual
Row Spacing:	80cm
Plant Spacing:	40cm
Position:	Full sun, moist well drained soil
Days to Maturity/Flowering:	70 days

*Notes: Pick regularly to encourage more fruit. Avoid overhead watering. Fruit is best picked when fruit is just turning yellow.

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