Vegetable

Description

All Female

Cucumber Zeina is sweet, juicy and highly versatile. Just three characteristics of this excellent smooth-skinned hybrid cucumber, specifically bred to provide lots of mini cucumbers. Harvest when 17-20cm (7-8in) long and suitable for indoor and outdoor cultivation.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds singly from later winter onwards 1cm (½in) deep in 7.5cm (3in) pots of moist compost. Germination usually takes 7-10 days at 20-30C (75-85F).

Growing Instructions

Transplant at the 2-3 leaf stage into 13cm (5in) pots and then into growbags, border or 23-25cm (9-10in) pots, spacing them 46cm (18in) apart or 2-3 per growbag. Provide a minimum temperature of 15C(60F).

Aftercare

Train up the main shoot to the top of the wire and then pinch out the growing point and allow two shoots to trail downwards. Keep moist but not wet, apply shading as required and provide a moist, warm atmosphere. Regular picking will encourage fruiting. Under stress conditions, male flowers may be produced and these should be removed.

Nutritional Information

Cucumbers are 96% water, low in calories but high in potassium. Avoid peeling as the dark green skin is rich in carotenoid antioxidants.