Santana Cucumber - 2x Mini Plug Plants - Gherkin Variety

Grow Your Own Crisp, Flavourful Gherkins for Pickling & Fresh Eating! KEY FEATURES • High-yielding F1 hybrid gherkin variety • Produces uniform, dark green, small cucumbers (7-10 cm) ideal for pickling • Crisp, tender, and flavourful fruits with excellent storage quality • Vigorous, disease-resistant plants suitable for open field or greenhouse cultivation • Provides a continuous harvest from mid-summer to mid-autumn PLANT DETAILS Type: Vegetables — Cucumis sativus Colour: Dark green (fruit) Season: Mid-summer to mid-autumn (fruiting) Growth Habit: Climbing/Scrambling Flavour: Crisp, tender, and flavourful Time to Harvest: 50-60 days after sowing (from plug plants, harvest will be sooner) GROWING CONDITIONS Sun: Full sun Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil enriched with compost Watering: Consistent watering, especially during fruiting; keep soil evenly moist but avoid wetting leaves. Water at the base. Spacing: 30-40 cm between plants, 100 cm between rows Height: 1.8m or more (when trained) Spread: Compact, can be trained vertically Hardiness: H1C (UK) CARE INSTRUCTIONS • Provide support for climbing plants (e.g., strings or canes) to encourage vertical growth and save space. • Water regularly at the base of the plant, especially during hot spells and fruit formation, to ensure crisp fruits and prevent fungal diseases. • Feed weekly with a high-potash fertiliser once flowering begins to encourage continuous fruiting. • Harvest cucumbers regularly when they are 7-10 cm long for best pickling quality and to encourage further fruit production. • Protect from slugs, snails, and sudden temperature drops, especially when young. For outdoor growing, plant out after the last frost (late April/May). WHAT'S INCLUDED 2x Mini Plug Plants DISPATCH Plants are carefully packed and dispatched Monday-Wednesday to avoid weekend delays.

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