CUCUMBER-CRYSTAL APPLE – AUST
CUCUMBER-CRYSTAL APPLE – AUST
A$3.50
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Cucumis sativus
CUCUMBER-CRYSTAL APPLE is Australian as it was developed in Australia & was introduced in the 1920s. Each fruit is the size of a small apple with faint green markings running vertically from the blossom to stem end. The texture is crisp and keeps well after picking. Good flavour & very juicy, also good for pickles. Pick young. Easy & fun for children to grow too! Excellent when sliced thinly, mixed with yoghurt & chilled for a couple of hours before serving as a side accompaniment to a main course hot dish. They become a deeper yellow as they mature.
Sow two seeds per final position. When the plants have the first true leaves, thin to one plant per position.

Germination Time (Days) | 10 – 15 |
Maturity Time (Days) | 60 – 90 |
Sowing Depth (mm) | 20 |
Plant Spacing (cm) | 40 – 60 |
Row Spacing (cm) | 100 – 120 |
pH | 5 – 7.5 |
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Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
Seed Preparation | – |
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