Fruit size the average size of the.
Spacemaster cucumber container size.
Fruit size 7 0 8 0 plant height 24 0 36 0 plant diameter 12 0 18 0 hardiness zone 4 12.
These mosaic resistant plants produce heavy yields.
If you prefer gourmet size cukes harvest any time after the fruit reaches 2 inches long.
It produces dark green cucumbers about 7 8 inches long.
Kinda sounds like the spaceship of cucumbers right.
Fruits are tasty dark green and uniform at 7 1 2 to 8 inches long.
Spacemaster plant is short vined and compact at about 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall.
For some varieties of cucumbers such as spacemaster you need a 5 gallon bucket and plant only one cucumber.
The vines of this variety need only about 1 3 the space of a typical cucumber plant.
Cucumbers depend on a consistent level moisture.
As is true with growing most vegetables and fruits in containers bigger is much better when choosing your container.
Cucumber spacemaster short description.
Line the bottom of your container with weed cloth or newspaper and then cover with a handful of small rocks.
Great for small areas.
When growing in containers the cucumber plants need enough room to develop properly.
Fill the remainder with amixture of peat moss compost and potting soil.
Spacemaster cucumbers produce heavy yields of large uniform fruits that grow to 18 23 cm 7 9.
Mature spacemaster cucumbers measure 7 to 8 inches long.
Growing on dwarf bush vines these cucumbers are never bitter and easy to enjoy.
Compact and bushy this variety is ideal for small growing areas such as containers and hanging baskets.
It s prolific and great in salads or plain.
When i saw that i rish eyes garden seeds had a new compact organic offering spacemaster 80 i couldn t resist giving it a try.
Cucumber spacemaster grows bushes of compact vines and runners making it require only 1 3 the space normally needed for cucumbers.
Spacemaster the ultimate cucumber for the vegetable gardener with limited space.
Bigger containers 12 14 16 18 or even 24 inches in diameter hold more potting soil which in turn retains water for a longer period of time.
Its short hardy vines produce slender dark green fruits 7 1 2 long.
Fruits of your labor.
Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus and scab.
Choose bush variety cucumbers for container planting.
I ve got to take a moment to sing the praises of my new favorite container cucumber spacemaster 80.
This compact cucumber is ideal for containers or hanging baskets.