Vegetables
Year Introduced: 1916
Heredity: Open Pollinated
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Michael Mazourek (Cornell)
Days to harvest: 59

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Spread: 6-8 feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Can handle transplanting
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Cucumber

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2023-06-05
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2023-07-03
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 3, 2023 5:17 PM concerning plant:
    This variety is touted for resistance to Downy Mildew and it has performed well. Not as uniform or productive as modern hybrids, but satisfactory.

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