Cucumber - Lemon

Name: Cucumber - Lemon
SKU: 3000063
Price: 1.49 GBP
Availability: OutOfStock

3000063

Cucumis sativus 'Crystal Lemon'

CODE SE063

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Supplied as Approx 10 Seeds Dispatched within 3 days*

Cucumis sativus, also known as Cucumber Lemon, is a unique crop that bares fruits in bright yellow shades from late summer and early autumn. This climbing plant can be grown up trellises or simply by help of a stake. These cucumbers differ from the traditional varieties you'd find at a supermarket. Growing to a round, plump shape, this crop is perfect for any allotment or kitchen garden. Sow seeds in March to April indoors or May to June outside.

*Please note: If your order contains only Seed products, then your items will be dispatched within three working days. If your order contains a mixture of plants and seed products, then your seed items will be dispatched with your first plant delivery.

Sowing and harvesting time

Sow indoors Sow outdoors Harvest

- Mature Height 150cm
- Mature Spread 60cm
- Plant Spacing 60cm
- Planting sow seeds 1-2cm deep in small seed pots
- Soil Type Moist soil
- Pruning Prune throughout the growing season, remove any dead or diseased growth
For indoor sowing, sow seeds 1-2cm deep in small seed pots. Keep on a sunny warm windowsill, ensuring its soil is kept moist. If you sow outside, pop them under cover from mid-spring, adding 3-4 seeds about 1in deep in a 3in pot filled with compost. Once seedlings have grown to about 5cm, thin to the best one or two plants per clump. Ensure the weather is warm if planting outside, ensuring a sheltered and sunny position. Cucumbers germinate and grow best when summer finally begins.