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Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.
Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.
Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.
Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1 2014 AAS Vegetable Award Winner This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches.

Cucumber Pick a Bushel F1

2014 AAS Edible – Vegetable Winner

This Regional AAS Winner is great for northern areas because it is early to set fruit, offers a prolific quantity of fruit and is a compact bush-type cucumber spreading only about 24 inches. Pick a Bushel offers a sweeter tasting light-green cucumber with a nice firm texture, perfect for pickling when harvested early. Fruits left on the bush-type vines longer can get up to 6” long and can be enjoyed fresh in salads.

For those gardeners looking for a cucumber that can be grown in patio containers, Pick a Bushel is a great option.

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Categories: 2014, Container Suitable, Cucumber, Edibles/Vegetables, Great Lakes, Heartland
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AAS WINNER DETAILS

Winner Type: Regional (Heartland, Great Lakes)
Class: Cucumber
Variety Name: Pick a Bushel F1
Genus: Cucumis
Species: sativus
Year: 2014
Common Name: Cucumber, pickling
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seeds by Design and W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
Close Market Comparison: County Fair F1, Regal and Calypso F1

PLANT NEEDS

Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Dry to normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: Yes

PLANT CHARACTERISTICS

Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 10-12 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Medium green
Fruit Shape: Cylindrical
Fruit Size: 3-6 inches
Fruit Weight: 2-4 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Crisp and sweet
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: 18-20

IN THE GARDEN

Container: Yes
Garden Spacing: 8-10 inches
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 50
Days To Harvest (Transplant): Not recommended
Plant Spread: 24-26 inches
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: CMV, Scab, MMV

HOW TO GROW

Sow directly in the garden after last frost date in rows or hills with an 8-10 inch spacing. Try staking or trellising cucumbers to save garden space and ease in picking. Water only moderately, do not over irrigate.

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  1. AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners – 08/15/2018

    Pick a Bushel is a high producing cucumber, which makes excellent pickles. It is very mild tasting and also works well for slicers. The seeds are small even when the cucumber grows to 6 inches long. Zone 6a

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