Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber

Vegetable Garden Seeds: Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber

Straight Eight Slicing Cucumber

One of the most popular and dependable slicing cukes for home gardeners. Fruit are straight, cylindrical, well-rounded at both ends.

  • 67 days to harvest.
  • Blocky fruit averages 8" long by 2" in diameter.
  • All American Selections winner in 1935.
  • Heirloom variety.
  • Prefers soil pH 6-7.
  • Plant in full sun, in warm (at least 60ºF), well-drained, loamy soil.

What's the difference between pickling and slicing cucumbers?

Approximate # of seeds per packet: 
100

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• 76 days to harvest.
• Resistant to powdery mildew and scab.
• Fruit averages 8" long.
• Prefers soil pH 6-7.
• Plant in full sun, in warm (at least 60F), well-drained, loamy soil.
• Open pollinated.
What's the difference between pickling, slicing and burpless cucumbers?

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Start seeds indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting them into the garden. Or sow seed in the spring when the ground is warm and all danger of frost is past. Plant 8 to 10 seeds 1"; deep in hills that are spaced 4 to 6'. When plants are about 2"; tall, thin leaving the three strongest plants in each hill.