Large orange spiky fruit of subtle banana-lime flavour, long keeper. Said to have come to Australia with Boer War soldiers, also known as JELLY MELON.
We cannot send this seed to Western Australia
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Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
First cultivated in India at least 3000 years ago. Summer salad vegetable, known to the ancient Greeks and Romans. Likes rich well drained soil, though not heavily fertilised, add lime to obtain pH of 6.5. Keep moist. Can sow indoors 5 weeks before planting, take care not to damage roots, shallow roots also damaged with cultivation. Best grown on trellis and planted where it gets no overhead watering. Sow after frost.
30-40 seeds per gram
Cucumber seeds planting information:
| Tropics: | Feb-Sep |
| Subtropic: | Aug-Mar |
| Mild: | Sep-Feb |
| Cold/Frost: | Oct-Dec |
| Plant space cm: | 40-60 |
| Row space cm: | 120-150 |
| Depth cm: | 1 |
| Best soil temp: | 16-35 °C |
| Sow after frost: | Yes |
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| Number of seeds per gram: | 30-40 |
| Rate per hectare: | 1-2kg |
| Average days to maturity: | 60-70 |
