Vegetable Seeds - Cucumber
Some varieties of cucumber need to be grown in the greenhouse and some can be grown outside. Greenhouse varieties produce fruit earlier but are more difficult to grow. Outdoor varieties are often called ridge cucumbers. For help in growing cucumbers check out our guide here: Grow Your Own Cucumbers
Cucumber Seeds
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Cornichon Seeds - Vert Petit de Paris
This traditional French pickling cucumber is very productive and produces many short, cylindrical fruits. They can be used fresh or pickled by bottling in vinegar for delicious cornichons over a long period. ?
From Suttons Price: £1.99
Cucamelon Seeds
DEVELOPED BY JAMES WONG - James is an enthusiastic Kew trained botanist, RHS award winner, author and TV presenter who is renowned for thinking outside of the box when it comes to exciting and unusual fruit and vegetable varieties to grow at home. Already a firm favourite amongst James' fans and gracing the dishes of many a TV chef, these tiny watermelons lookalikes have a refreshing flavour and bags of personality. Plus, their lush vines will produce masses of fruit throughout the summer with a ?cucumber and lime? taste, Ready when they are grape-sized and still firm to the touch. Try in salads, pickled whole, or why not explore their cocktail-enhancing prowess? Easy to grow. Vigorous climber/trailer. Pest and drought resistant. Origin: Mexico. Latin name: Melothria scabra. These tiny watermelon look-a-likes from Central America are small enough to fit into a teaspoon, yet bite into one and the flavour is pure cucumber with a fresh tinge of lime. Popular since pre-Columbian times, these rampant trailing vines produce a constant stream of fruit throughout the summer, known in Mexico as ?Sand?itas de Raton?, literally ?Little Mouse Watermelons?. Despite their exotic origins and adorable appearance, they are much easier to grow than regular cucumbers. They are ignored by pests, resistant to drought & perfectly happy to grow outdoors in the UK, given a sheltered sunny site. Tastes like: Cucumber and lime. Cucamelons can also be treated like a perennial providing you with fruit year-after-year. In late autumn once the fruiting period is over, lift the cucamelon's main radish like root and store in barely moist compost in a garage or shed over winter. Plant out again in early April to achieve early fruiting. Sow: April-May. Harvest: July-September. For more information on growing cucamelon from seed, read our growing guide here ? ? ? ? ? ?
From Suttons Price: £2.49
Cucumber (All Female) Seeds - F1 Bella
A superb cucumber with resistance to Powdery Mildew. Vigorous plant habit and heavy yield of long, slightly ribbed, quality dark green bitter free fruits. Also resistant to Target Leaf Spot and Gummosis and tolerant to Downy Mildew.
From Suttons Price: £4.99
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - F1 Paska
A greenhouse type cucumber that you can actually grow outdoors (provided the position is not too exposed). Medium-short fruited (22-25cm). Parthenocarpic means it sets fruit without pollination which means you'll always have a reliable crop. Smooth skinned with slight ribbing. High yielding. Harvest July-September. Height 100-150cm (39-59); spread 40-50cm (16-20cm).
From Dobies Price: £3.99
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - F1 Paska
A greenhouse type cucumber that you can actually grow outdoors (provided the position is not too exposed). Medium-short fruited (22-25cm). Parthenocarpic means it sets fruit without pollination which means you'll always have a reliable crop. Smooth skinned with slight ribbing. High yielding. Harvest July-September. Height 100-150cm (39-59); spread 40-50cm (16-20cm).
From Suttons Price: £3.99
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Marketmore
Attractive dark green cylindrical fruit up to 20cm in length. Continuous high yield throughout the season. Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus.
From Dobies Price: £2.49
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Marketmore
Attractive dark green cylindrical fruit up to 20cm in length. Continuous high yield throughout the season. Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus.
From Suttons Price: £2.49
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Muncher
Smooth medium green fruits, 23-30cm long and up to 8cm in diameter, grown on strong and vigorous vines, which need support. Tender, burpless and not bitter. Great in soups and fresh in salads. Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus.
From Dobies Price: £2.49
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Muncher
Smooth medium green fruits, 23-30cm long and up to 8cm in diameter, grown on strong and vigorous vines, which need support. Tender, burpless and not bitter. Great in soups and fresh in salads. Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus.
From Suttons Price: £2.49
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Passandra F1
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Passandra F1A great mini cucumber variety with the F1 hybrid!The Cucumber Passandra F1 is a fantastic cucumber variety with the F1 hybrid strength. This all female type cucumber has a good resistance to mildew, mosaic virus and downy mildew. This variety of cucumber is actually a mini cucumber, growing to 15cm long. The Cucumber Passandra F1 produces heavy crops of crisp, delicious cucumbers with smooth dark green fruits.;Taking roughly 12 weeks to mature from sowing, you can be enjoying tasty mini cucumbers in time for the summer season.
From Dobies Price: £3.99
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Passandra F1
Cucumber (Organic) Seeds - Passandra F1 A great mini cucumber variety with the F1 hybrid! The Cucumber Passandra F1 is a fantastic cucumber variety with the F1 hybrid strength. This all female type cucumber has a good resistance to mildew, mosaic virus and downy mildew. This variety of cucumber is actually a mini cucumber, growing to 15cm long. The Cucumber Passandra F1 produces heavy crops of crisp, delicious cucumbers with smooth dark green fruits.? Taking roughly 12 weeks to mature from sowing, you can be enjoying tasty mini cucumbers in time for the summer season. Being smaller than typical cucumber varieties, the Cucumber Passandra F1 is ideal for smaller greenhouses, these mini cucumbers can perform well outdoors in raised beds, containers or vegetable patch if grown through black polythene.
From Suttons Price: £3.99
Cucumber Baby Rocky
Large numbers of fruit, 8-10cm (3-4) long, borne in compact multiple clusters close to the main stem, with little side branching.Can also be grown outdoors on a warm sunny patio.The crisp, nutritious fruits are ideal for children's lunch boxes. Easy to grow and specially bred to provide one for a meal these varieties can be grown in a cool greenhouse in the usual way.
From Dobies Price: £15.99
Cucumber Seeds - Baby F1
The lunch box cucumber! Aptly named, this mini cuc is one of the sweetest we have ever found on our trials. Harvest this little beauty from 7.5cm (3) up to 15cm (6) in length. Very prolific and has resistance to powdery mildew disease. Greenhouse/outdoor cucumber.
From Dobies Price: £2.99
Cucumber Seeds - Burpees Bush Champion F1
This superb bush variety grows to only about a third of the size of other varieties, therefore only requiring a third of the space. It's great for containers and raised beds, producing a bountiful crop of delicious cucumbers. Huge 20-30cm (8-12) cucumbers in one third of the space!
From Dobies Price: £2.49
Cucumber Seeds - Bush Champion
Large numbers of crisp, bright green slicers from a pint-sized plant. Proven tops for productivity, flavour and wide adaptability for an outdoor variety. Mosaic resistant and very productive. SMALL SPACES made easy! Are you feeling left behind by the ?grow-your-own? revolution because you live in a gardenless apartment or have a postage-stamp-sized patio? Don?t worry: Anyone with a sunny windowsill, patio, or balcony can cultivate home-grown vegetables. In fact, choosing plants that are nutritious, delicious, and attractive is the ultimate way to maximise limited space. We?ve tried and tested these varieties suitable for small spaces and know they?ll succeed, but that?s not to say there aren?t other vegetable seeds that you could try! ?
From Suttons Price: £2.49
Cucumber Seeds - Carmen F1
An 'All Female' cucumber with good tolerance to cold weather and mildew and is resistant to scab and leaf spot. Ideal for late or early cropping, when disease can be a problem. Homegrown cucumbers are better than any you can buy! Recommended for exhibition. Long variety. Maturing time from sowing 12 weeks.
From Dobies Price: £3.99
Cucumber Seeds - Chompers F1
Produces large, thick, mottled green fruit with a smaller core and fewer seeds than most. It's also a heavy cropper, producing up to 25 low calorie fruit per plant, making it pretty perfect in our eyes!
From Dobies Price: £2.99
Cucumber Seeds - Crocodile Cucumber (Bush Champion)
Grow your own outdoor cucumbers whose long green crisp, tasty fruit are dark and spiny, just like the skin of a crocodile! Search for the fruit, hidden amongst the large light green leaves ? and make it snappy! FUN TO GROW - A fun, educational way to get children growing flowers and veg. Great for party bags or christmas stockings! Fun growing indoor and outdoors! FREE stickers, magnifying glass and measuring tape inside certain packets of seeds contents may vary ?
From Suttons Price: £2.49
Cucumber Seeds - Dar
If you only have space for one cucumber, why not grow one that does it all? Dar is a great little striped cucumber that's perfect to slice into salads and sandwiches or to use as a pickling cucumber. The plants can be grown almost anywhere as they are a bush type cucumber with vines that only reach 45cm long, perfect for pots or in the open. The fruit is shorter than a regular cucumber, making them a favourite with children and adults alike, perfect for packed lunches!
From Dobies Price: £3.00
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Baby
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Baby The Mini Cucumber with great taste! Appropriately named the ?Baby?, these min cucumbers are one of the sweetest tasting we have ever found on our trials. This very prolific grower is resistant to powdery mildew disease. The Cucumber - F1 Baby is a great source of vitamin A, magnesium, phosphorus and Manganese. The F1 Baby is also a very good source of vitamins C & K and potassium.? The cucumber seeds - F1 Baby are absolutely perfect for snacking, the flavour of this cucumber when eaten straight from the plant couldn?t be further from the flavourless green batons you find in supermarkets. The cucumber - F1 Baby is ideal for lunch boxes, snacking with tasty dips or just eating straight from the plant. The Cucumber - F1 Baby is ready to harvest from July - September.
From Suttons Price: £3.99
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Burpless Tasty Green
Prolific plants producing high-quality cucumbers comparable to glasshouse varieties. Fruits are at their best when about 23cm (9") long. Tolerant of summer heat, and resistant to mildew. Ridge (Outdoor) Variety.
From Suttons Price: £2.79
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Delistar
An unusual variety with very thin, transluscent skin which means there is no need to peel the 16-18cm long fruits. This can reduce the digestive problems you could have with other varieties. Harvest July-September. ?
From Suttons Price: £4.99
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Passandra
An 'all female' type 'half' cucumber with good resistance to Powdery Mildew, Mosaic Virus and Downy Mildew. Heavy crops of crisp, delicious, smooth, dark green fruits about 15cm (6") in length.
From Suttons Price: £3.99
Cucumber Seeds - F1 Zipangu
Medium-long fruit with spiny, dark green skins and tasty flesh that is crisper and less watery, adding a real ?crunch? to summer salads. Also ideal for pickling. Good mildew resistance. ? ?
From Suttons Price: £2.99
Cucumber Seeds - Greenfit F1
A heavy-cropping 'All Female' variety. Produces vigorous plants bearing heavy crops of long, slightly ribbed, high quality, bitter-free fruits. The most reliable cucumber variety for unheated greenhouses. Harvest July-September.
From Dobies Price: £2.99
Cucumber Seeds - Marketmore
Luscious, cylindrical, dark green fruits are produced in large numbers throughout summer. Performs well both in good and poor seasons.RHS Award of Garden Merit winner.
From Suttons Price: £1.99
Cucumber Seeds - Marketmore
A reliable and heavy-cropping cucumber producing a tasty harvest of dark green, cylindrical fruits from July onwards. RHS Award of Garden Merit winner. Outdoor variety.Rob says: Once you see the tiny cucumbers on the plant, water with tomato food every week. The cucumber wont know its not a tomato and this will give you bigger fruit. After the cucumber plant has produced 7 true leaves (not including the 2 you get when it sprouts), I snip off the growing tip. This makes the plant produce more side shoots, which produce more fruit.
From Dobies Price: £1.99
Cucumber Seeds - Mini Muncher F1
Cucumber Seeds - Mini Muncher F1 Cucumber 'Mini Muncher F1' is a female flowering outdoor mini cucumber that develops fruits at the size of 10-15cm with 1-2 per node. This variety is ideal for British summer weather, as you can get great fruits even if you live under colder conditions in your area. The mini cucumbers are juicy and crisp with an excellent taste, making them the perfect, healthy afternoon snack or a great lunchbox filler for kids. This a unique cucumber to opt for and if looked after well, you can expect vigorous, early plants with high yields. Mini Muncher is tolerant of powdery mildew, downy mildew and cucumber vein yellowing virus, plus cucumber mosaic virus resistance. Therefore, a very disease-resistant crop to grow!
From Suttons Price: £3.99
Cucumber Seeds - Passandra F1
An 'All female' type mini cucumber with good resistance to Powdery Mildew, Mosaic Virus and Downy Mildew. Heavy crops of crisp, delicious, smooth, dark green fruits about 15cm (6) long. Mini cucumber variety. Maturing time approximately 12 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £3.49
Cucumber Seeds - Passandra F1
An 'All female' type mini cucumber with good resistance to Powdery Mildew, Mosaic Virus and Downy Mildew. Heavy crops of crisp, delicious, smooth, dark green fruits about 15cm (6) long. Mini cucumber variety. Maturing time approximately 12 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £5.49
Cucumber Seeds - Rocky F1
Large numbers of fruit, 8-10cm (3-4) long, borne in compact multiple clusters close to the main stem, with little side branching. Can be grown outdoors in many areas if planted through black polythene to keep the roots warm. The crisp, nutritious fruits are ideal for children's lunch boxes. An 'All female' variety. Mini cucumber variety. Maturing time from sowing approximately 12 weeks.
From Dobies Price: £3.19
Cucumber Seeds - Telegraph Improved
A much improved strain of this popular cucumber. Heritage Seed Variety.
From Suttons Price: £2.79
Cucumber Seeds - Telegraph Improved
An improved strain of this well known and reliable cucumber with smooth-skinned, good-sized fruits. Recommended for exhibition. Long variety. Greenhouse or Frame. Maturing time approximately 12 weeks from sowing.
From Dobies Price: £1.99
Cucumber Seeds - Venlo Pickling (Cornichon)
A delicious cucumber, ideal for pickling. The fruits are best picked when young and tender. Crops well all summer.Simon says: Unpickled these are great in salads and very unique; once pickled it is great to have in our store cupboard for the winter and we use with our pastes and terrines.
From Dobies Price: £1.99
Cucumber Seeds - Venlo Pickling (Gherkin)
Excellent for pickling when the fruits are young and tender. Dual use - excellent flavour used in salads or for pickling. Ridge (Outdoor) Variety.
From Suttons Price: £1.99
Cucumber Seeds - White Wonder
Rob says: This gorgeous little crunchy white cucumber took some finding. It was first sent to an American seed company back in 1890, from a gentleman in New York. It forms ivory white, 15-20cm long, fat, oval fruits, with a citrusy-sweet flavour. This variety is perfect for growing outdoors in our climate, and will continue to crop even when (if) we have a heatwave. Its a brilliant slicer and adds interest to any dish. In trials, plants produced an average of 72 fruits EACH - now thats the type of cucumber I want on my allotment!
From Dobies Price: £2.00
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