About This

• A highly popular heirloom variety, Early Fortune Cucumber, also known as Special Dark Green, is grown as a fruit vegetable. Early Fortune sets dark green cylindrical fruits that are about 8 inches long and 2 inches wide. This dual-purpose cucumber has a crisp, fresh, clean flavor and can be eaten fresh or pickled.
• Early Fortune Cucumber, an herbaceous annual, is a member of the cucumber and squash family (Curcurbitaceae), often called cucurbits. Cucumbers are tropical plants that love warm temperatures and high humidity. A Cucumis sativus cultivar, sometimes called the standard or stubby cucumber, Early Fortune is widely adapted, and with proper care, grows well in just about any conditions and produces continuously.
• Super dependable and high yielding, it grows vigorously, quickly forming a low-growing, far-spreading vine. Training the tendril-bearing vines to grow vertically on a support produces straighter fruit and makes it easier to harvest.
• Easy to grow from seed, Early Fortune prefers a sunny location with loose, rich, well-draining soil, having a slightly acid pH. Cucumbers require frequent watering for proper growth, but leaves should be kept dry. If watered too infrequently, fruits will be bitter tasting. Harvest cucumbers often to promote heavier fruit production, picking fruits when young, before they overripen and turn yellow.

Overview

• Plant or Animal Product Type : Vegetable
• Brand : Park Seed
• Material Feature : Heirloom
• Color : Early Fortune
• Special Feature : heirloom
• Expected Blooming Period : Spring
• Sunlight Exposure : Full Sun
• Unit Count : 30.0 Count
• Expected Planting Period : Spring
• Soil Type : Sandy Soil