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Grow It Now-Warm Season Vegtables

Apr 7 2025

Now is the time to plant warm season vegetables to harvest over the summer months, following the #1 rule; plant what you and your family like to eat!

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Cucumber

Cucumbers, Cucumis sativus, are a warm season crop belonging to the Cucurbitaceae (gourd) family. Produces cylindrical, tapered fruits used as vegetables. Originates from South Asia. Many varieties: slicing, pickling, burpless, seedless, English, Asian and Persian, Armenian and more. Trailing and bush…

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Cucumbers

When to plant Transplant or direct seed: May–June. Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold. For best results, wait until daytime temperatures are regularly in the high 70s–80s°F and soil temperature is at least 65–70°F Start in pots for transplants: April–May; ready to transplant in 4 weeks

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Nine Palms Cucumber Trial, 2008

Garden Help > Vegetables > CucumbersSummaryFourteen varieties of cucumbers were compared for flavor and production. Stallion White and Japanese Climbing ranked top in flavor. Marketmore 76 was top in production.OverviewThis was a trial to compare the production and taste of 14 varieties of cucumbers…

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