Cucumber 'Passandra' (9cm Pot)
Product Code: 287475
£2.49
OL Vegetable Garden 9cm £2.49 - Buy 3+ £2.29
- Common Name: Cucumber
- Details: 'Passandra' is a perennial cucumber widely cultivated as an annual. Bright yellow flowers form medium thick and medium long green fruit which can become thin in the middle during the summer months. This variety is tolerant against mildews and mosaic virus
- Cultivation: Start from seed or buy as small plants and grow in a heated greenhouse, or on a windowsill. Can be moved to an unheated greenhouse, or outdoors, once all risk of frost has passed. Water regularly, feed plants in containers every 10-14 days, and provide support
- Sunlight: Full Sun: Exposure: Sheltered: Aspect: West-facing or South-facing
- Soil: Moisture: Moist but well-drained: Soil Type: Clay, Loam, Sand
- Size: Ultimate height: 0.1-0.5 metres: Ultimate spread: 0.1-0.5 metres: Time to ultimate height: 1 year
- Suggested planting locations and garden types: City & Courtyard Gardens Patio & Container Plants Cottage & Informal Garden
Description
Description
Genus: Cucumis is a genus of twining plants with tendrils which includes cucumber, melons and gerkins. Around 30 species are native to Africa and 25 to India, Southeast Asia and Australia.
