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CUCUMBER Beit Alpha - Cucumis sativus
Stock: Available
SKU Code: V 374
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Characteristics: Annual creeping vine
Seed per packet: Approx. 20
Sed per gram: Approx 40
Developed in Israel Beit Alpha is a Lebanese type cumber that produces an abundance of 20-30 cm (10-12”) long cucumbers that have a skin so thin that it does not require peeling.
It grows equally well on the ground or on a trellis. Ideal cucumber for cooking and pickling and slicing raw. They have a blocky shape, good flavour with mild taste.
Grow notes:
Adaptable to most good garden soils that is well-drained in a sunny position; provide adequate food and water.
Tropical: Spring & Autumn
Temperate: Spring & Summer.
Cool climate: Late Spring & Summer
Sow: 1cm deep
Best sown direct in a sunny well-drained position 3-4 seeds in a mound. Thin to the strongest two plants in each mound.
Plant space: 30cm
Row Space: 100 cm
Germination: 6-10 days
Maturity: 6-8 weeks
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