Spacemaster the ultimate cucumber for the vegetable gardener with limited space.
Spacemaster cucumber container size.
The main things to pay attention to are the size of container temperature of the soil composition of the soil amount of.
If you prefer gourmet size cukes harvest any time after the fruit reaches 2 inches long.
For some varieties of cucumbers such as spacemaster you need a 5 gallon bucket and plant only one cucumber.
Its short hardy vines produce slender dark green fruits 7 1 2 long.
Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus and scab.
Fruit size the average size of the.
Cucumbers depend on a consistent level moisture.
Excellent for pickling when small they are also perfect for slicing when picked more mature.
Mature spacemaster cucumbers measure 7 to 8 inches long.
Choose bush variety cucumbers for container planting.
It s prolific and great in salads or plain.
Fruits of your labor.
Fruits are tasty dark green and uniform at 7 1 2 to 8 inches long.
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Compact and bushy this variety is ideal for small growing areas such as containers and hanging baskets.
Great for small areas.
Fruit size 7 0 8 0 plant height 24 0 36 0 plant diameter 12 0 18 0 hardiness zone 4 12.
Cucumber spacemaster grows bushes of compact vines and runners making it require only 1 3 the space normally needed for cucumbers.
This compact cucumber is ideal for containers or hanging baskets.
When growing in containers the cucumber plants need enough room to develop properly.
Kinda sounds like the spaceship of cucumbers right.
Plant spacemaster cucumber vegetable seeds indoors or out and enjoy a bountiful harvest.
Spacemaster cucumbers produce heavy yields of large uniform fruits that grow to 18 23 cm 7 9.
Line the bottom of your container with weed cloth or newspaper and then cover with a handful of small rocks.
Cucumber spacemaster short description.
Fill the remainder with amixture of peat moss compost and potting soil.
Growing on dwarf bush vines these cucumbers are never bitter and easy to enjoy.
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.
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Spacemaster plant is short vined and compact at about 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall.
These mosaic resistant plants produce heavy yields.