Description
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.
AAS Winners
AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners –
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