65 days. This unique strain of cucumber takes 65 days until it is ready to harvest. Sunny yellow baseball sized fruits with white to bright yellow flesh resemble a lemon grow from the vine. Approx. 1,000 seeds/oz. The Lemon cucumber is a unique variety of cucumber that is sweet and tender. The Lemon round and yellow. Since this variety is mature in just sixty five days, a steady harvest can be achieved by planting regularly throughout the season.
Growing Lemon Cucumber Garden Seeds
- Latin Name: Cucumis sativus
- Other Names:
- Days to Maturity: 60-70 days
- Hardiness Zone: 4-12
- Planting Depth: 1"
- Plant Spacing: 18"
- Row Spacing: 7'
- Growth Habit: Vine
- Soil Preference: Well drained, temperature between 65 and 75 degrees.
- Temp Preference: Warmer
- Light Preference: Full Sun
- Diseases/pests: Susceptible to corn wireworms, cutworms, and fungal diseases
- Color:Yellow
- Flavor:Sweet
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Seeds Per Package:
- 3 g - Approximately 100 Seeds
- 1 oz- Approximately 1,000 Seeds
- 4 oz - Approximately 4,000 Seeds
- 1 lb - Approximately 16,000 Seeds
Lemon Cucumbers have a mild, sweet flavor. Use for slicing and pickling. Easy to grow. Pick when young. Lemon cucumber seeds need full sun and should be planted in warm soil with a pH level between 6 and 6.8. Sow the seeds an inch deep with 36 inches between plants. If you are using a trellis, a foot between plants is adequate. Cucumbers will need regular watering while growing. When ready to harvest, cut the Lemon cucumbers at the stem.