Cucumis sativus — "Telegraph improved"

Cucumis sativus

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	9-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	6.0-6.8
Physical characteristics
Height	2
Width	0.9
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Layer	Vines
Spacing	23cm
Propagation method	Seed - direct sow, Seed - transplant
When to sow (outdoors)	1 week after last frost
When to sow (indoors)	2-3 weeks before last frost
When to plant (transplant)	1 week after last frost
Germination temperature	15-30°C (60-85°F)
Days to maturity	50-65
Uses
Utility	Cosmetic, oil
Edible	true
Edible parts	Fruit, Leaves, Seed
Edible uses	Oil
Medicinal	True
Medicinal parts	Fruit
Names
German name	Gurke
Taxonomy
Family	Cucurbitaceae
Origin and spread
Native to	Assam, Bangladesh, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, West Himalaya
Introduced into	Alabama, Albania, Andaman Is., Arizona, Arkansas, Austria, Bahamas, Bolivia, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Florida, Georgia, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Illinois, India, Jamaica, Kansas, Kazakhstan, Kentucky, Korea, Laos, Leeward Is., Louisiana, Marianas, Marshall Is., Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Caledonia, New York, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., North Carolina, North Caucasus, Ohio, Oman, Ontario, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Pitcairn Is., Puerto Rico, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tadzhikistan, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Virginia, Windward Is., Zaïre
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Created: 2023-01-27 10:21:16 UTC
Last updated: 2023-01-27 10:21:16 UTC by Han

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Cucumis sativus — "Telegraph improved"

Cucumis sativus

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Old English variety. The plants need support to develop long, straight fruits. Fruits grow on side shoots.

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