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National Pickling Cucumber
Developed by the National Pickle Packers Association in conjunction with the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station, this is THE pickle to marinade requested by pickle producers! High yield, early fruiting on vigorous and average vines. Retains quality for a long time. The dark green fruits can be picked small to 2" to 3'' long for pickles or larger at 5" to 6" long for regular sized pickles.
Did you know? National Pickling Cucumber is resistant to scab and cucumber mosaic virus.
Technical sheet
Latin name Cucumis sativus Type Vegetable place of culture Garden Growth Type Annual Exposure Sun Depth 2-3cm Spacing
100cm Harvest 50 days Sowing June Germination 5-10 days Successful sowing
Take care that nocturnal frosts are no longer to be feared. Pickles and cucumbers, very sensitive to cold, are destroyed by the slightest frost.
Space the cucumber plants 60 cm apart in the row and leave 1 m between the rows. Pickle plants need a little less space, space the plants 40 cm apart in the row and 80 cm between the rows. Regular hoeing and weeding are a must. Regular watering (especially in summer) but without excess. When setting up the plants, it is a good idea to enrich the planting holes with well-ripened compost. At the start of vegetation, plan to add Potash and Nitrogen.
enemies
Powdery mildew and mildew are the most common diseases on garden cucumbers and pickles. It is imperative to avoid watering the foliage at the end of the day, especially in hot and humid weather (summer stormy periods) because mildew contamination occurs on damp foliage. The slug is a big devourer of freshly transplanted young plants. So that it does not ruin your plantations, place Slug Traps around your plants. To protect your crops against the striped cucumber beetle you can use anti-insect nets.
