Quirk Cucumber (F1 Hybrid 52 Days)

Unusual mini snacking and pickling cucumber. Contrasting vivid green and white speckled skin with a refreshing flavor, sweeter and crisper than other cucumbers. Quirk Cucumber plants have short vines, around 3’, with prolific yields of 2-3” fruits that grow close together. Easy to grow and no need to wait for pollination, plants are gynoecious and parthenocarpic. They can be grown in the ground, containers, or in a greenhouse—great resistance to Powdery Mildew and Cucumber Beetle Mosaic virus.

5 seeds

PLANTING

Cucumis sativus

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2-1" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant 36-48" apart after the last frost. 

Sowing Outdoors: Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. Sow a few seeds every 36-48". 

Harvest: Check and pick every day to keep the harvest flowing.

Tips: Cucumbers should be planted in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and kept well watered. Trellising the vines allows for good air circulation, takes up less space, and provides shade for heat-sensitive crops like lettuce. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.