Seed count approx - 20 - DESCRIPTION - This variety has been around for years and has proved to be just as reliable today as it was back then. Burpless can be grown both indoors and outdoors and will produce good quantities of long (25cm) bitter free cucumbers with dark skins........................ WHEN TO SOW - April to June - Sow one seed per large modular cell, or 9cm pot, 3cm deep and germinate in a greenhouse at around 21°C. Grow on in temperatures above 18°C day and night.................... GROWING INSTRUCTIONS - Plant 45cm apart in well prepared soil in a sunny (above 16°C) but sheltered position, once all frosts have finished! Keep them well watered until established and in dry weather. They can be left to grow wild along the floor but its best to train along a trellis, fence, stake, wire or string. This will not only save you space but it helps the plant to keep disease free and with gravity on your side will help the cucumbers to stay straight. Carefully train them to grow clockwise up a string, picking the side shoots and flowers off up to 30cm high. Then only pick the side shoots off and let the plant carry on growing up to about 6 feet tall. Once it has reached the top of the string/support let the plant grow wild coming back down towards the floor. Pick off any yellow dead leaves along the way. Only begin to feed once you see the first two cucumbers growing. NOT before!............................... HARVEST - June to November (once the fruits are roughly 40cm long, about 8-10 weeks from planting) Once you see the end of the cucumber changing from pointed to rounded.
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