Cucumber - Shintokiwa, botanical illustration

Cucumber - Shintokiwa

Cucumis sativus

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About

This cucumber is amazing, a new favourite, prized for an outstanding sweet flavour, delicious juiciness and crisp, crunchy texture. Known for its vigorous growth and productivity, this variety makes dark green long and slender fruits. They are mostly straight (when trellised) and uniform with an occasional curve. It is the flavour that is so extraordinary sweet, almost floral and so delicious throughout the season like no other cucumber we've tasted. A beautiful crunch and no bitterness even when harvested on the ripe side or towards the end of the season. Shintokiwa is valued for its disease resistance, a fine choice for the greenhouse as well as outside. (Approximate seed count - 11)

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Botany

Latin nameCucumis sativus
FamilyCucurbitaceae
GenusCucumis
Cold tolerancelow
Heat preferencehigh
Sunlightfull sun
Wateringabundant
Spacing30x100
Soil typerich
Days to maturity55

Producer

Vital Seeds

Organic and biodynamic open-pollinated seeds, Devon UK

Country: UK

Website: https://vitalseeds.co.uk

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