Cucumber Seeds, Lemon, Organic

A gardener's favorite since 1894 but hard to find in grocery stores, this unusual, eye-catching, lemon-sized cucumber has excellent flavor and is a great slicer or pickler. It is scrumptious eaten with the skin and all just like you would an apple; non-bitter and burpless. Plants are more drought tolerant than other varieties.

Days to Maturity: 65 days

Family: Cucurbitaceae

Type: Monoecious, Slicing Cucumber, Pickling Cucumber

Native: Southern Asia

Hardiness: Frost-sensitive annual

Exposure: Full sun

Plant Dimensions: 3'–6' vines

Variety Info: 3 ½" x 2 ½" non-bitter cucumbers with yellow skin and white flesh. 'Lemon' cucumber, originally a popular Australian variety, was introduced in the U.S. in 1894. It is great for both slicing and pickling. It has very little cucurbitacin, so it's non-bitter, burpless, and easy to digest.

Attributes: Frost Sensitive, Drought Tolerant

Photos and plant information courtesy of botanicalinterests.com