Cucumber: Slicing: Straight Eight - Seeds & Bulbs

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There is nothing more refreshing than a fresh sliced cucumber. This very vigorous and productive open-pollinated cucumber is excellent for salads, slicing or making dill pickles. The cylindrical, very straight cucumbers grow to about 8 inches long.

Days to Maturity: 63
When to Sow Outside: After last frost and when soil temperature is up to 65 degrees
When to Sow Inside: 4 - 6 weeks before last frost
Seed Depth: 1/2"
Seed Spacing: 6 seeds per hill
Row Spacing: Space hills 4' apart
Days to Emerge: 5 - 10
Thinning: When plants have three leaves, thin to three plants per hill

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