Cucumis sativus var. Bushy - Cucumber Bushy - Seeds

Description

• Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales
• India
• H 0.2m x L 1.5m
•  Z8 
• Annual
• 1 packet of 20 seeds

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Details

Cucumis sativus is first grown for its fruit, which can be harvested: Either juvenile for preserves in vinegar (pickles) or mature for refreshing salads and vegetable juices

The fruit of the Cucumber finds some medicinal uses thanks to its properties: Diuretic, Laxative, Tonic, and Anthelmintic

It is used in cosmetics

It has repellent properties against cockroaches

An edible oil is extracted from its seeds

And the young leaves of Cucumis sativus can be used cooked as a leaf vegetable

Cucumis sativus exists in many varieties with different characteristics

The variety "Bushy" is very precocious, compact, highly productive, and particularly recommended in cool climates with short summers

It will give fruits very fast and as soon as the month of June, and may end by late July if nights start to be cold

Each plant produces an abundance of juicy cucumbers, 15 to 20 cm long, wider but shorter than commercial varieties, with excellent flavor and no bitterness

The variety Bushy has the advantage of being among the easiest to grow and fructify

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Cultivation

This is the only cucumber we kept in cultivation after testing several varieties because it yields abundantly on a small acreage, never catches diseases, and does not require any care, treatment, tying, etc

Sow warm in godets in April for transplanting in the garden in May, after the last risk of frost

Full sun exposure, soil amended with manure for an even more abundant production, and watering in case of prolonged drought / signs of thirst of the plant

Harvest de fruits just when their skin starts yellowing for consumption in salads and juices