Cucumbers
Cucumbers are just one member of the cucurbitacea family, others being melons, squash, pumpkins, etc. All of them tend to be heavy feeders enjoying the extra dob
of compost around the roots, and really do well in warm weather.
They tend to take over more than their fair share of the garden,
but can be tamed back by using bush varieties or trellising up fences
or teepee structures. Cukes will keep on producing the more you
pick. All of the varieties below are open-pollinated.
Approx. 35 seeds/gram
NEW! SUYO LONG (Slicer)
Certified Organic
 60 days.
Who’s willing to try something a little different? It
may look a little...odd…but you’re guaranteed to end up
with one of the best tasting cukes you’ll ever eat! Suyo
Long has its origins in Asia, but recently stretched all the way to
this continent. Fruits have dark-green, bumpy skins with white
spines (easy to rub off), and grow up to 15” long, 2”
diameter. Curling at one end can be cured by trellising for
straight fruits. Curious customers at the farm market this summer
stepped right up for a sample, then filled their bags with great
taste.
Product code: 1406-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) |
TANTE ALICE (English)
Certified Organic
 65-70 days.
Tante Alice comes to Hope Seeds through Seeds of Diversity Canada's
annual seed exchange. While we recieved it from member Antoine
D'Avignon, this very rare variety can be traced back to Alice Gosselin
of Dorchester, QC. Mrs. Gosselin was growing this cucumber in her
gardens at 88 years young in 1988. SoDC members have continued
its preservation for the last decade with good reason!
English-style slicers grow 12-14" long on vines that, if
trellised, will encourage straight fruits. Excellent flavour and
shows disease resistant qualities.
Product code: 1403-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) |
MARKETMORE 76 (Slicer)
Certified Organic
 60-65 days.
Not much needs to be said about North America's favourite choice
for an open-pollinated slicing cucumber! 8-9" dark green fruits
are bitterless, crisp and abundant on vines that are disease and
drought-resistant. Long picking season, so you can plant less but
eat more.
Product code: 1405-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) B=$6.00 (10g) |
MIDEAST PROLIFIC (Slicer/pickler)
Certified Organic
 55-60 days.
Flavour, flavour, flavour! It was a race to the cuke patch
to see who would get the Mideast treat for the day. This lovely
thin-skinned Lebanese slicing cuke (harvest young for pickling) is a
great choice for taste and abundance in our short seasons. Even though
the truck took out a tray of seedlings the morning of planting day,
direct-seeding as a last resort (and I admit I had pretty much given
up) still gave enough time for Mideast Prolific to fill bushels well
before even a hint of frost.
Product code: 1404-CO
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) |
BOOTHBY'S BLONDE (Pickling) Sustainably Grown
 50 days from
transplant. Boothby's is by far my favourite cucumber! Nice
and sweet flavour that is refreshingly juicy but crisp. Skin is a
creamy blonde colour, and fruits are ideally harvested at the 5" stage.
Overgrown fruits are lovely in Lady Ashburnham pickles - a
Carleton County standard relish.
Product code: 1401-SG
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) |
EARLY RUSSIAN (Pickling)
Sustainably Grown
 55 days
from transplant. This is a short season pickling cuke, found in
Canadian gardening history going many decades back. Skins are deep
green with black spines that easily rub off. Good and crisp for
excellent dills.
Product code: 1402-SG
Price: A=$2.75 (1g) |
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