Cucumber 'Lemon'
60 days, Cucumis sativus
$3.00
80 seeds
Lemon cucumber is a popular heirloom vegetable that resembles a lemon. Pick the fruits when they are pale greenish-yellow for best flavor. Overripe fruits turn deep yellow. This non-bitter variety is great for fresh eating.
Cucumber 'Lemon' is about 3-4" in diameter. The long, vigorous vines are very productive.
Sowing Cucumber Seeds
Sow cucumber seeds outdoors after the last frost date, 1/2" deep. Or start indoors 3 weeks early. Space plants 15 inches apart in rows spaced 4 feet apart. Or grow in hills spaced 4-6 feet apart, with 3 plants per hill. Full sun.