Giant plant (with giant fruits)

Variety from Armenia
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Armenian Yard Long Cucumber Seeds

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Armenian Yard Long Cucumber Seeds

Price for Package of 35 (1g) seeds.

65 days. Cucumis sativus. Plant produces good yields of 3 foot long slim light green cucumbers. Best when harvested when 12" long. This is the longest cucumber on the market. It is an excellent slicer

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Armenian Yard Long Cucumber Seeds

Price for Package of 35 (1g) seeds.

65 days. Cucumis sativus. Plant produces good yields of 3 foot long slim light green cucumbers. Best when harvested when 12" long. This is the longest cucumber on the market. It is an excellent slicer and perfect for salads and gourmet dishes. It has a crisp mild flavor and is easy to digest. Impress your neighbors and grow a 3 foot long cucumber in your home garden! United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 65913.

Disease Resistant: Mosaic Virus.

 

WIKIPEDIA:

The Armenian cucumberCucumis melo var. flexuosus, is a type of long, slender fruit that tastes like a cucumber and looks somewhat like a cucumber inside. It is actually a variety of muskmelon (C. melo), a species closely related to the cucumber (C. sativus). It is also known as the yard-long cucumbersnake cucumbersnake melon, and uri in Japan. It should not be confused with the snake gourds (Trichosanthes spp.). The skin is very thin, light green, and bumpless. It has no bitterness and the fruit is almost always used without peeling. It is also sometimes called a "gutah".

Description

The Armenian cucumber grows approximately 30 to 36 inches (76 to 91 cm) long. It grows equally well on the ground or on a trellis. Armenian cucumber plants prefer to grow in full sun for most of the day. The fruit is most flavorful when it is 12 to 15 inches (30 to 38 cm) long. Pickled Armenian cucumber is sold in Middle Eastern markets as "Pickled Wild Cucumber".

History

Fredric Hasselquist, in his travels in Asia Minor, Egypt, Cyprus, and Palestine in the 18th century, came across the "Egyptian or hairy cucumber, Cucumis chate", which is today included in the Armenian variety. It is said by Hasselquist to be the “queen of cucumbers, refreshing, sweet, solid, and wholesome.” He also states “they still form a great part of the food of the lower-class people in Egypt serving them for meat, drink, and physic.” George E. Post, in Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible, states, “It is longer and more slender than the common cucumber, being often more than a foot long, and sometimes less than an inch thick, and pointed at both ends.”

PK 25 (1g)
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Handpicked seeds ?
Handpicked seeds
HEIRLOOM ?
Yes
Organic Seeds ?
Organic Seeds
Organic/natural ?
Organic/Natural: Yes
Edible ?
Edible
Germination ?
Germination rate 90%
Pretreatment of sowing ?
Soak in water before sowing 12-24 h
Sowing depth ?
Sowing depth 5 mm
Life Cycle:
Annual Plant: Yes
Plant is suitable for growing ?
The plant is suitable for growing in a greenhouse
The plant is suitable for outdoors cultivation
Manufacturer ?
Manufacturer: Seeds Gallery
Fruit Weight ?
Fruit Weight: 2.5 - 3 kg
Origin Country of Variety ?
Variety from Armenia
Resistance to ?
Resistant to: Tomato Mosaic Virus (ToMV)
Seeds Gallery recommend this plant ?
Seeds Gallery recommend this plant!
Scientific name:
Cucumis melo
Growth Rate ?
Fast Growth Rate
Type:
Vegetable Seeds
Common Name:
Cucumber
Planting Time?
Planting Time: Spring
Indoor/Outdoor?
Indoor/Outdoor: Outdoor
Soil Type?
Soil Type: Any
Watering?
Watering: High
Cultivating Difficulty?
Cultivating Difficulty: Very easy
Climate?
It thrives in all climatic conditions