While the vines are compact they are also very strong, making the Muncher Cucumber a fine choice for container growing. It is a Middle Eastern Beit-Alpha type so the skin is very smooth and practically spineless. Delicious, burpless, and never bitter. The heavy yields of the Muncher Cucumber also pickle well at about the 4 size. It will reach 9 at full maturity.

20 seeds

PLANTING

Cucumis sativus

Germination:4-10 days

Germination Temperature:Optimum soil temperatures 70-85F

Seed Sowing Depth:1/2-1″ deep

Sowing Indoors:3-4 weeks before 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 last frost.

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

Harvest:Check andpick every day to keep the harvest flowing.

Tips:The Muncher 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.