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Grafted Cucumber 'Kuper F1' Plant

Cool, crisp and fast growing

Grown by Josh

South Downs National Park

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Grafted Cucumber 'Kuper F1' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Cucumber 'Kuper F1' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Cucumber 'Kuper F1' Plant Vegetables
Grafted Cucumber 'Kuper F1' Plant Vegetables

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The highlights

  • Shiny dark green cucumbers
  • Perfect for salads, garnishes, raita and juices
  • Grafted plants for up to 75% more yield
  • F1 variety for better performance and bigger harvests

Description

  • Smooth, glossy dark green cucumbers growing to 32-36cm, with a crisp texture and bitter-free flavour
  • Perfect for salads, smoothies and juices, raita, couscous bowls or garnishing a G&T
  • Grow in a greenhouse or a sunny, sheltered spot outdoors - will need support
  • F1 hybrids combine the best qualities of two top performing varieties to produce a plant with improved vigour and bigger crops
  • Plant out after the first frosts and harvest from June to October
  • Premium garden ready plants grown by vegetable experts on a family run farm in Lancashire and sent to you at the best possible time for planting
  • Growing your own gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from a shop
  • Grafting combines the top part of one plant with the root system of another, more vigorous variety. As they grow, their tissues fuse, giving you the vigour of the rootstock combined with the characteristics of the variety you have chosen. This makes them healthier, more productive and less susceptible to pests and diseases
  • Easy to grow and care for - you should see your first cucumbers within 8-10 weeks

What To Expect

Supplied as:

Grafted Plant in 10cm Pot
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Triple Pack)
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Six Pack)
Grafted Plants in 10cm Pots (Nine Pack)

Height on arrival:

Eventual height:

3m+
3m+
3m+
3m+

Eventual spread:

45cm
Spreads approx 45cm
45cm
Spreads approx 45cm
45cm
Spreads approx 45cm
45cm
Spreads approx 45cm

Tasting notes:

Crisp and non-bitter
Crisp and non-bitter
Crisp and non-bitter
Crisp and non-bitter

Time to first crop:

8-10 weeks
Harvest once the fruits have grown to around 32-26cm long.
8-10 weeks
Harvest once the fruits have grown to around 32-26cm long.
8-10 weeks
Harvest once the fruits have grown to around 32-26cm long.
8-10 weeks
Harvest once the fruits have grown to around 32-26cm long.

Habit:

Climbing/scrambling
Cucumber plants need support to grow upwards.Alternatively you can grow them to scramble over the ground.
Climbing/scrambling
Cucumber plants need support to grow upwards.Alternatively you can grow them to scramble over the ground.
Climbing/scrambling
Cucumber plants need support to grow upwards.Alternatively you can grow them to scramble over the ground.
Climbing/scrambling
Cucumber plants need support to grow upwards.Alternatively you can grow them to scramble over the ground.

Hardiness:

Tender annual
H1b - can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
Tender annual
H1b - can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
Tender annual
H1b - can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
Tender annual
H1b - can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)

Self fertile:

Self fertile
F1 plants are all female and don't need pollinating by other plants.
Self fertile
F1 plants are all female and don't need pollinating by other plants.
Self fertile
F1 plants are all female and don't need pollinating by other plants.
Self fertile
F1 plants are all female and don't need pollinating by other plants.

Uses:

Salads, garnishes and smoothies
Salads, garnishes and smoothies
Salads, garnishes and smoothies
Salads, garnishes and smoothies

Rootstock:

Spacing:

45-90cm
If growing vertically up a support then space the plants 45cm apart to allow for spreading and air circulation. If grown on the ground, space 90cm apart.
45-90cm
If growing vertically up a support then space the plants 45cm apart to allow for spreading and air circulation. If grown on the ground, space 90cm apart.
45-90cm
If growing vertically up a support then space the plants 45cm apart to allow for spreading and air circulation. If grown on the ground, space 90cm apart.
45-90cm
If growing vertically up a support then space the plants 45cm apart to allow for spreading and air circulation. If grown on the ground, space 90cm apart.

How To Grow

Excellent pest and disease resistance

Grafted vegetable plants have higher disease resistance. The most common cucumber pests and diseases are whitefly, cucumber mosaic virus, aphids and powdery mildew. The best protection against disease is to space your plants out well and prevent too much humidity on the leaves by watering in the morning and at the base. Planting companion plants such as marigolds will attract predators such as ladybirds and hoverflies which will eat pests, and you can keep aphids down by spraying your plant with a mixture of water, vegetable oil and soap.

Water regularly

Feel the soil and if it is dry to the touch a fingernail deep, give the plant a watering. On hot, summer days, this means watering once a day. If the soil becomes too dry too regularly this will stunt the growth of cucumbers and cause them to taste bitter.

Full sun

Cucumber plants need 6-8 hours of direct sun every day. If not positioned in a greenhouse or inside space, place in a position sheltered from chilling winds such as a south-facing wall.

Any fertile, well-draining soil

Thrives in any well-drained soil. If your soil is particularly clay-heavy and/or often becomes waterlogged then you can improve the drainage by adding in plenty of organic matter such as garden compost as well as some perlite or gravel.

Feed weekly

After the first flowers appear, start feeding the cucumber plant every week. Use a fertiliser high in potash, such as organic chicken manure pellets or liquid tomato feed.

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