The Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber

Posted by Green Gardens | May 30, 2020 | Gardening | 0 |

Score 92%Score 92%

I’m overall happy with the yield from this particular cucumber strain. The Straight Eight gives you a nice 8 inch slicing cucumber. Great for both garden salads and eating with a little salt and pepper. A perfect addition to your Northern garden.

The straight 8 is very easy to grow and is a crawling plant but also can climb with assistance, or hang as well. I always suggest growing it on a clean surface not just dirt but it can be grown on dirt without much issue. Hard rain falls can damper the plant but it bounces back just fine.

Its best to harvest the straight eight cucumber when it is 7 to 8 inches, anything larger and you will find yourself with a lot of seeds, and undesirable thick skin. The plant requires a full sun location for best results.

Nutrient Needs:

Nitrogen
Calcium
Manganese

Indeterminate growth pattern (individual fruits ripen successively over many days)

Review

92%

Summary Overall a great cucumber. The straight eight gives you a real good similarity of the English cucumber, however not as long and at times with thicker skin. Ensure to harvest at 7 or 8 inches for the best results.

Taste

100%

Growth

100%

Harvest

100%

Germination

70%

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Green Gardens

I am an Indoor outdoor gardener. I enjoy growing everything under the sun. I specialize in microgreens, vegetables and herbs. I also grow some perennial flowers during the spring season for outdoor planting. I am also the owner and founder of Blog Engage a large blogging continuity for blog content sharing.

The Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber