Cucumber Passandra F1 - Mr. Fothergill's Seeds

Cucumis sativus

• Vitamin A and C
• Germination in 7-10 days.
• Harvest in 70 days.
• Top Quality
• All Female Variety
• Bred to resist disease
• Heavy yields of crisp, smooth, dark green fruits
• tolerant to mosaic virus, powdery, and downy mildew.

Prolific crops of top quality, mini 'female' cues. Has good tolerance to powdery and downy mildew and cucumber mosaic virus. Ideal for producing reliable crops in the greenhouse.

Approx. 5 seeds

Sow: Indoors, February-May, 0.5cm (¼") deep, on edge, in small pots of compost. Water well and place in a warm position. A temperature of 20-25°C (68-77°F) is ideal. Keep moist. Seedlings usually appear in 7-21 days. When plants have developed 3 or 4 leaves, transplant to 12cm (5”) pots and grow on in cooler, but not cold conditions. Plant out, April-June, to large pots, growing bags, or into fertile, well-drained soil in the greenhouse border. Harvest: July-October.

Bred to help reduce plant disease naturally: If you want to garden organically or use less chemicals, these modern disease-resistant varieties will help. Greatly reducing the need for chemicals, they give tasty crops from the garden.

Tip: Good companion plants are beans, tomatoes, corn plus marigolds and nasturtium, but not potatoes!