Long, slender, and white! Itachi Cucumber is a unique 9-11 inch Asian type cucumber. Thin-skinned fruits have a superb taste with no bitterness. Trellis the 4-5 foot vines for straighter growth while saving space at the same time. Parthenocarpic-sets fruit without pollination, suitable for greenhouse growing.

10 seeds

PLANTING

Cucumis sativus

Germination:4-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures are 70-85F

Seed Sowing Depth:1/2-1″ deep

Sowing Indoors:3-4 weeks before the last frost.Provide70-85Fsoil temperature.Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot.Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces rootdamage when transplanting. Transplant 36-48″ apart after the last frost.

Sowing Outdoors:Sow after the last frostwhen the soil temperature is over70F.Sow a few seeds every 36-48″.

Harvest:Check andpick every day to keep the harvest flowing

Tips:Itachi Cucumber should be planted in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and kept well watered. Trellising the vines allows for good air circulation, takes up less space, and provides shade for heat-sensitive crops like lettuce. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.