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Burpless Hybrid Cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Burpless Hybrid'
Height: 12 inches
Spacing: 12 inches
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Hardiness Zone: (annual)
Description:
A beautiful early maturing and high yielding variety great for gardens and containers; produces 10" long burpless cucumbers with thin, non bitter skin; mild and crisp flavor, perfect for slicing, salads, wraps and even pickling when harvested young
Edible Qualities
Burpless Hybrid Cucumber is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces large dark green long cucumbers (which are technically 'berries') with light green flesh which can be harvested at any point. The cucumbers have a mild taste and a crisp texture.
The cucumbers are most often used in the following ways:
- Fresh Eating
- Eating When Cooked/Prepared
- Pickling
- Canning
Planting & Growing
Burpless Hybrid Cucumber will grow to be about 12 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 4 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 12 inches apart. Because of its vigorous growth habit, it may require staking or supplemental support. This fast-growing vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.
This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil pH, but grows best in rich soils. It is quite intolerant of urban pollution, therefore inner city or urban streetside plantings are best avoided. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.
Burpless Hybrid Cucumber is a good choice for the vegetable garden, but it is also well-suited for use in outdoor pots and containers. It is often used as a 'filler' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination, providing the canvas against which the larger thriller plants stand out. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.
