Cucumber 'Persika'

Organic 'Persika' Cucumber Seeds

‘Persika’ cucumbers are a monoecious variety, meaning that each plant produces both male and female flowers. Male flowers will typically develop first and female flowers will follow afterwards when there is already a plentiful supply of pollen available for fertilisation.

Growing schedule: Sow in pots from mid-March to May for planting in final position from late May once all risk of frost has passed. 'Persika' can be grown outdoors in favourable conditions but all cucumbers will usually grow best indoors in the Irish climate.

Sowing depth: 2cm

Germination: The ideal germination temperature is 23-26 °C.

Planting distance: 30-40 cm between plants; 100-150 cm between rows

Growing conditions: Cucumbers like full sun and rich moist well-drained soil. To avoid waterlogged conditions around the roots, cucumbers can be planted into small mounds or raised ridges. Cucumbers are frost sensitive.

Ongoing care:

• Provide support for cucumbers to grow upward.
• Keep soil moist as cucumbers suffer when allowed to dry out completely. Mulch well and dampen the soil and paths nearby on very hot days.
• 'Persika' is a mixed flowering variety. Pick off male flowers to prevent bitterness in cucumbers.
• Use Horsetail to spray the plants and ground to prevent mildew and fungi.
• Water with high potash feed such as Vinasse every two weeks to support growth and fruiting.

Harvest: Pick all ripe cucumber fruits off the vine as they mature. Leaving mature fruits on the vine will cause the plant to stop producing. July onwards until first frost

Number of seeds: Each packet contains approximately 19 organic seeds, enough for 15 plants.