Armenian Cucumber (Cucumis melo var. flexuosus) seeds

Contents: Approx. 5 seeds
Open-pollinated variety, seed tested regularly

€2.39

Product number: 1132 GTIN: 4250601205601

Description

The Armenian Cucumber is an ancient, Asian crop plant that found its way to Europe over Armenia and received its name like that. Botanically speaking, the Armenian Cucumber is a melon. However, most often, it's not harvested fully ripe, used like a snake gourd, and consumed raw. The skin is thin and doesn't have to be removed.

It has a mild-aromatic taste and is very digestible.
If you let it ripe fully, it can reach a length of up to one metre and the pulp contains a rather melon-like taste. In Japanese cuisine, it's known as Uri. In Indian cuisine, it's also known and used boiled in curries.

Plant type	Climber, Ground cover
Use	Vegetable
Lifecycle	Annual
Species	Cucurbitaceae
Flower colour	Yellow
Flowering months	August, July, June, September
Main harvest	August, July, September
Fruit colour	Grün

When to sow outdoors	May
Sowing depth	1 cm
Germination temperature	18-24° C
Climate	Subtropical, Temperate
Soil type	Free-draining, Fresh, Humus-rich, Moist, Nutrient-rich
Sunlight	Full sun
Water requirement	High
Nutrient requirements	Heavy feeder
Planting distance	50 cm
Row spacing	100 cm

Sowing and care

Although cucumbers can also be sown directly into the open field, indoor pre-culture is recommended. The seedlings are then hardened off and planted after the last frosts. Later, the plants can grow on a tendril or simply crawl on the ground. Plenty of water has a good effect on the fruit quality.

Other names

Botanical name: Cucumis melo var. flexuosus

German: Armenische Gurke, Armenische Melone, Uri, Melonengurke

English: yard-long cucumber, snake cucumber, snake melon, gutah, serpent melon

Manufacturer information: Magic Garden Seeds GmbH | Junkersstraße 7 | 93055 Regensburg, Germany | service@magicgardenseeds.com | https://www.magicgardenseeds.com

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