Vegetables
Cucumber 'Carmen' F1
Cucumis sativus
A popular variety which will produce a constant supply of large, straight, smooth skinned, mild tasting fruit. It's an all-female variety with outstanding resistance to powdery mildew, leaf-spot and scab, winning it an Award of Garden Merit. Best grown supported indoors, however will tolerate a sunny, sheltered spot outside.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 2.5m
- Spread
- 45cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow indoors Mar-May or outdoors from May-Jun. Sow 3 seeds vertically, 1cm deep, per 8cm pot of moist, seed compost. Keep at 20°C for germination. Thin out to strongest seedling per pot and grow on at cooler temperatures of about 15°C, keeping young plants protected from direct sunlight. If growing outside in sheltered spot acclimatise before planting when risk of frost has passed.
Aftercare
Cucumbers benefit from thorough watering. Start feeding once first two fruits have started growing. Harvest cucumbers when they are young and tender.
Gallery
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