Jackson Classic (Pickling)

A superb pickling cucumber with a compact habit.

Growing Instructions:

  • Cucumbers are tender plants that like warm growing conditions.
  • Full sun and moist rich soil is the best.
  • Plant in hills, do not seperate plants.
  • Mulching helps keep the soil warm and moist.
  • Plant 3' apart 5-6' between rows.
  • Pick the cucumbers when they are about 3" long. For nice crisp pickles with the best flavour do not allow the fruit to get overly mature on the vine.
 
English

English Type CucumberThis is the best English type cucumber for the garden. You will get an abundance of 8-9" dark green tender sweet cucumbers.

Growing Instructions:

  • Cucumbers are tender plants that like warm growing conditions.
  • Full sun and moist rich soil is the best.
  • Plant in hill, do not seperate plants.
  • Mulching helps keep the soil warm and moist. Also there is nothing harder to keep weeded than a mass of cucumber vines. Mulching does significantly reduce the weed population.
  • There are lots of mulches available. The best for the garden are straw, grass clippings or biodegradable plastic mulch.
  • If container growing trellis the runners for best results.
  • Plant 3' apart 5-6' between rows.
  • Pick the fruit frequently to keep the plant producing.
  • English cucumbers do tast bitter if left on the vine too long.
 
Fanfare

Get a continuous supply of great tasting traditions slicing cucumbers from this compact reliable plant.


Growing Instructions:

  • The Compact nature leds perfectly for garden of container.
  • Cucumbers are tender plants that like warm growing conditions.
  • Full sun and moist rich soil is best.
  • Plant in hills; do not separate plants, mulching helps keep the soil warm and moist.
  • Plant 3’ apart 5-6’ between rows.
  • Whether you use Fanfare or a traditional variety with long runners you will get lots of cucumbers from each hill.
  • Cucumbers will start to turn yellow when they get too old. They also start tasting bitter when left too long on the vine. The more cucumbers you pick the more will grow. If you do not pick them the plant will stop producing so keep them picked.
  • Cucumbers and melons need to be kept seperate in the garden because they will cross pollinate to the point of affecting each others flavour.

 

 
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