Vegetables
Cucumber 'La Diva'
Cucumis sativus
This compact variety is ideal for smaller gardens or greenhouses. La Diva is an all female cucumber which will produce fruit without the need for pollinators, so easy to grow and very prolific. The small, 12cm fruits are smooth skinned with a sweet flavour.
- Position
- Full Sun
- Height
- 2.5m
- Spread
- 45cm
Growing calendar
Sowing & growing
Sow indoors Mar-May or outdoors from Apr-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. Acclimatise before planting outside 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
Ref. SEC090