Straight Eight Cucumber

• 63 days.
  
• Straight Eight Cucumber is a traditional, slicing cucumber with good yields of dark green, 7 to 8 inch cucumbers.
• Vigorous, productive plants are resistant to cucumber mosaic.
• All America Selection 1935.

Planting Directions:  Sow seed in spring after all danger of frost is past and the soil temperature is between 60° to 95°. Plant seed 1/2” to 1” deep in hills of  4-6 seeds spaced 2-3’ apart. Prepare the soil in early spring incorporating rich compost or a general garden fertilizer as soil requires. Sow transplants indoors 4 weeks before setting out in the garden. Cucumber is a warm weather vegetable, maintain soil temperatures of  70° to 80°. Regular, generous watering after the blossoms appear boosts yields and produces uniform, non-bitter fruits. Trellis vine types for straighter cucumbers and better production. 

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