Saturday, 8 October 2022

In My Seed Box for 2023 - Cucumbers


In the past I have grown a number of different cucumbers but the ones I keep coming back to and grow each year are Burpless Tasty Green and Marketmore. In 2018 I was introduced to Esmarald from Mr Fothergills as John had started off a load of cucumbers and was looking to distribute the love, by giving his babies to anyone on the plot that was happy to give them room rather than compost them. 

I have to say Esmarald out grew Burpless Tasty Greens but I was not able to get hold of the seeds again from Mr Fothergills. 

Burpless Tasty Green were grown in 2021 along with Swing F1 which was a cucumber with a nice girth only four slices needed per sandwich one in each quadrant of the bread, and quite a nice taste and texture . 

Cucumber seeds if kept in ideal conditions should last between 10 - 15 years.

Sow By 2024

Burpless Tasty Green F1 - 20 Seeds - £2.79 - Suttons - Sow by 7/2024
Suprina F1                        - 5 Seeds - £3.49 - D.T.Brown -  Sow by 2024
Passandra F1                   - 4 Seeds - £3.99 - Organic Gardening - Sow by 2024
Crystal Apple                    - 5 Seeds -      49p - Seeds To Suit - Sow By 2024
Crystal Lemon                  - 5 Seeds -      49p - Seeds To Suit - Sow by 2024

Sow By 2025

Hopeline F1                     - 5 Seeds - £3.99 - Dobies - Sow by 7/2024
Party Time F1                   - 5 Seeds - £3.65 - Mr Fothergills - Sow by Dec 2025
Emilie F1                          - 6 Seeds - £2.99 - Dobies - Sow By 2025 

Sow By 2026

Burpless Tasty Green F1 - 10 Seeds - £1.50^ - wilko - Sow by 7/2026
Lunch Box F1                   - 10 Seefs - £4.55   - Mr Fothergill's - Sow By 2026

^ Bought in the 50% sale for 75p


Cucumbers In My Seed Box And That I Have Grown Include:   

Esmarald 
Marketmore
Socrates F1
Swing F1    

Updated 17th December 2022


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