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Growing English Telegraph Cucumber in the Vegetable Garden

Cucumbers perform best when directly sown 1-2 weeks after your last frost date, but may be started 3-4 weeks before transplanting. Sow 1 inch deep, 12-18 inches apart, with rows spaced 48 inches. Grow in a location with rich, well-draining soil and full sun. While cucumbers can be left to sprawl across the soil, supporting them vertically with a trellis can promote healthy growth and airflow.

Cucumbers are mostly water and perform best with consistent watering applications. This is a monoecious type that produces both male and female flowers, requiring insect or hand pollination to set fruit.

Harvesting English Telegraph Cucumber

English Telegraph produces high yields of 12-18 inch long medium green fruits. Cucumbers produce more prolifically when they are harvested frequently while young. Allowing fruits to become overly mature may reduce overall yields. Remove cucumbers using harvesting or pruning shears and avoid pulling them from the plant to prevent damage to your harvest.

About English Telegraph Cucumber Garden Seeds

An English heirloom cucumber introduced around 1884 or before.

Tips From Our Gardeners

"To help prevent misshapen cucumbers, keep the soil hydrated and fertile. Soil testing can help prevent over-feeding, as high nitrogen can lead to low fruit production as well."

- Ashleigh Smith, True Leaf Market Writer

English Telegraph Cucumber Seeds Per Package:

• 1 g - Wholesale - Approximately 25 Seeds
• 1 oz - Wholesale - Approximately 700 Seeds
• 4 oz - Bulk Seeds - Approximately 2,800 Seeds
• 1 lb - Bulk Seeds - Approximately 11,200 Seeds

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