Crystal Apple, organic seeds
Eco Heirloom
Information
Also called Lemon. Is for growing outdoors and gives a fruit that is round like a ball with pale yellow-green fruits. They are crispy and juicy with delicious flavour. The flesh is white and easily digestible. Crystal Apple tastes the best when the fruit is 3-5 cm in diameter before the pale yellow-green colour grows yellow and the seeds harden. It is resistant to several species of virus and tolerates drought well. A portion contains about 10 seeds.
| Product number: | 3160 |
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| Scientific name: | Cucumis sativus |
| Botanic family: | The Squash Family - Cucurbitaceae |
| Organic: | Yes |
| Days to maturity: | 58 |
| Lifespan: | Annual |
| F1 Hybrid: | No |
| New variety: | No |
| Sowing time: | Pre-cultivate: April–June |
| Sowing depth: | 1–2 cm |
| Germination time: | 5–7 days |
| Plant spacing: | 25–35 cm |
| Row spacing: | 100–150 cm |
| Height: | 200–300 cm |
| Plant location: | Sun |
| Harvest/blooming: | July–September |
| Seeds/g: | 30–40 seeds |
| Heirloom variety: | Yes |
Cultivation advice
Sowing
The seeds are usually sown indoors or in a hotbed 4-5 weeks before planting outside. Sow in pots, 1-2 cm deep and 3-4 seeds in each one. The fastest and most reliable germination is at a temperature of 22-26°C. Thin out to 1-2 plants in each pot and keep them in a light, airy place. Temper the plants before setting them out, which should be when the soil has warmed up and all risk of frost is over. In really warm places it is possible to sow them directly.Spacing
Between the plants 10-25 cm, between the rows 100-150 cm. The climbing vines of the cucumber can be bound up to save space.Harvest
Harvest the cucumbers gradually as they reach the desired length. Do not let them overgrow and become unappetizing. Fresh cucumbers cannot be stored for any length of time, but pickled or soured they can last a while.Seed
30-40 seeds/g, one portion yields 10-15 good seedlings when pre-cultivated or sows about 2-3m. 50 g yield 1000 seedlings and sows about 100m.A portion contains about 10 seeds.
