Botanical profile
Pickle Cucumber
Latin name
Cucumis sativus (Gherkin type)
Type
Creeping or climbing annual
Family
Cucurbitaceae
A variety with small, firm, crisp fruits , ideal for canning, pickling, or eating fresh. Highly productive , it offers continuous harvests throughout the summer. Easy to grow in the ground or on trellises , it likes warmth, rich, well-drained soils. It's a must-have for lovers of homemade pickles !
Care guide
Growing conditions
Light, soil, water and hardiness
Hardiness zone
Grown as an annual (zone 10+ as a perennial)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Vegetable garden and yield
Companion planting, spacing and harvest
Companion plants
Plants to avoid
Spacing
Harvest period
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