CUCUMBER-SIBERIAN
CUCUMBER-SIBERIAN
A$3.20
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Cucurbita sativus
CUCUMBER-SIBERIAN is a really hardy variety, that was originally brought over from Russia. It has excellent disease, pest & frost resistance, yet can handle scorching summers as well. Never gets curly rot, very resistant to powdery mildew holding out much longer than most standard green types & is very fruit fly & cucumber fly resistant. Great fresh in salads as it’s also a burpless and low acid variety. Equally good pickled. Doesn’t need trellising to grow uniform straight fruit, & produces bumper crops. Handles the cold as well as it handles tropical conditions.
Sow seeds direct into well-prepared beds or pots with added compost. Soil must be 20°C or above for best germination results. Press 4 seeds into a hole and then later to 2 seedlings.
| 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 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
30 - 60 cm (1 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer
Temperature Range
15 - 25 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow direct or raise seedlings
Soil
Well-drained, fertile loam
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
15 - 25 °C (59 - 77 °F)
Seed Preparation
No special preparation required
Sowing Depth
1 - 2 cm (0.5 - 1 inch)
Plant Spacing
30 cm (12 inches)
Row spacing
60 cm (24 inches)
Watering
Regular watering, keeping soil consistently moist
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
55 - 65 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn,Sunflowers,Nasturtiums
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes,Sage
Pests
Cucumber Beetles,Aphids,Spider Mites
Diseases
Bacterial Wilt,Powdery Mildew,Anthracnose
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
