Sumter Cucumber is an heirloom, tender, warm-weather annual vegetable that is native to South Carolina, where it was developed by W.C. Barnes of the Clemson Agricultural Experiment. Station and was first distributed by Asgrow Seed Company in 1973. At maturity, this plant reaches a height of 12-48" and features blocky, slightly tapered, medium-green 5" cucumbers with white spines. This plant can be grown in a container, attracts bees, butterflies, earwigs, pollinating moths, predatory wasps, and beetles, repels roaches, is rabbit safe, is used to make cosmetic cleansers, and is both edible and medicinal!
55-60 days.
Events
May 16, 2023: Seeds sown (2 c of 3) May 23, 2023: Plant emerged June 6, 2023: Transplanted (2 mounds into the Arch Garden.)
