Cucumbers
A warm-season crop, well-suited to training or trellising. Start early in spring either direct-seeded with 3 seeds per hole or 2 seeds per cell in trays. Thin out to the strongest seedling. Transplant at 10-14 days. They enjoy very generous applications of organic matter and repay handsomely in fruit for well-improved soil. Plant 30-40 cm apart in a single row and train up to save space.
Plants that are grown vertically will yield better, be less prone to diseases, and the fruit will be evenly coloured. They can be trained up a string/wire by pinching off side shoots and guiding the central leader up the string. Note that for central leader production, leaf surface has a direct link to fruit set (more leaves = more fruit). This will give you less fruit per plant; however, the plants will be healthier and produce for longer.
Arkansas Little Leaf Cucumber
Cucumis sativusAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The Arkansas Little Leaf cucum..
R34.39
Armenian Dark Green
Cucumis melo An Armenian heirloom variety that was introduced into Italy in the 1400s. Armenian D..
R33.90
Armenian Yard Long
Cucumis melo Looks like a cucumber, tastes like a cucumber but is actually a type of melon that i..
R33.90
Ashley
Cucumis sativus Well-known heirloom open pollinated cucumber that has been grown for years in mos..
R33.90
Beit Alpha
Cucumis sativus These are becoming more and more popular in the South African supermarkets, Beit ..
R36.32
Boston Pickling
Cucumis sativus An old heirloom that dates back to 1880. Boston Pickling is a prolific producer o..
R33.90
Bush Hog
Cucumis sativus Short compact plants that produce generous amounts of small oval shaped and sligh..
R29.12
Chinese Snake Cucumber
Cucumis sativusA great choice for the home garden. These beautifully long, dark green, curved cucumb..
R33.90
Cucamelons
Melothria scabraAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The cucamelon, also known as th..
R37.35
Double Yield
Cucumis sativus A really heavy producer of small smooth cucumbers. This variety was released in 1..
R36.32
Homemade Pickles
Cucumis sativus Super productive and disease-resistant, Homemade Pickles is one of the best pickl..
R33.90
Japanese Long
Cucumis sativus Looking for an open-pollinated alternative to the common English cucumber? Try th..
R35.11
Jelly Melon
Cucumis metuliferus One of South Africa's unknown treasures, also known as African Horned Cucumbe..
R33.90
Jelly Melon Kiwano Rund
Cucumis metuliferusAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The round-fruited Kiwano, known locally ..
R38.30
Jibai Shimoshirazu
Cucumis sativusThis is a superb Asian heirloom from Japan. Noticeably broader and chunkier than the ..
R29.12
Long Anglais
Cucumis sativusAn old English cucumber variety from France that produces dark green fruits of up to ..
R33.90
Marketmore Cucumber
Cucumis sativus Introduced in 1968 at the Cornell University by Dr. Henry Munger, who grew and se..
R33.90
Mini White Pickle
Cucumis sativusAvailable for purchase from 1 July 2025 The Mini White Pickle, is a comp..
R36.23
Muncher
Cucumis sativusA high-yielding burpless variety. Vigorous plants on compact vines. Muncher cucumbers..
R36.32
National Pickling
Cucumis sativus This heirloom variety was developed many decades ago by the National Pickle ..
R33.90