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CloseThis variety holds its quality longer than most and is a top-notch selection for pickling when harvested young.
In smaller gardens, planting this pickling cucumber variety along a fence or trellis is the way to go! You can prepare flavorful and crunchy pickles with no bitterness every time. Plus, our National Pickling Cucumber is easy to grow and tolerant of disease and environmental conditions.
Sku: 9714
Common Name: Cucumber
Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus
Sow a few seeds evenly spaced in hills, 8 inches high and 12 inches across. Young vines should have a fence, trellis, or heavy cord on which to climb. When young vines are about 8 inches, thin to 3 plants per hill. Does not transplant well.
Planting Depth: 0.5"
Seed Spacing: Sow National Pickling Cucumber Seeds roughly 4' apart in rows, keeping rows approximately 6' apart.
Nutrient Care Instructions: Apply SUPERthrive once per week. Soak in solution of 1/4 tsp per gal for 15 min. or longer depending on size and type.
Plant cucumber seeds only after all danger of frost is past and the ground is warm. They need lots of sunshine and water. Keep weeds to a minimum with a straw or leaf mulch.