Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National, Gold Medal
Class: Cucumber
Variety Name: Straight-8
Genus: Cucumis
Species: sativus
Year: 1935
Common Name: Cucumber
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Ferry-Morse Seed
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Green
Plant Habit: Vining
Plant Height: under 10 inches
Fruit Color (Harvest): Green
Fruit Shape: Uniformly cylindrical
Fruit Size: 8 inches in length, 2.25 inches in diameter
Fruit Flavor Description: Superior flavor, sweet and mild
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 4-5 feet apart
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 60
Days To Harvest (Transplant): Not recommended
Plant Spread: 36 inches
HOW TO GROW
Sow seeds .5 to 1 inch deep 6 inches apart in rows, or plant 5 or 6 seeds in groups (hills) 4 to 5 feet apart.
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