Cucumber 'Marketmore' Seeds
£2.30
notes
A classic outdoor slicing cucumber with rich, dark green skin and crisp, juicy flesh. Marketmore is a ridge‑type variety that reliably produces straight, approximately 20cm cucumbers from summer into early autumn, perfect for salads, sandwiches and fresh snacking straight from the garden.
Dimensions
Approx. 25 seeds
Features
notes
A classic outdoor slicing cucumber with rich, dark green skin and crisp, juicy flesh. Marketmore is a ridge‑type variety that reliably produces straight, approximately 20cm cucumbers from summer into early autumn, perfect for salads, sandwiches and fresh snacking straight from the garden.
Insights
Kings Seeds, together with Suffolk Herbs, has been supplying UK growers for over a century. Their heritage of trusted seed curation, now including a wide range of organic and traditional varieties, is grounded in practical excellence and a passion for British growing.
Details
- Sow: May – June
- Harvest: August - September
Planting
- Soil: Moist, fertile and well‑drained soil
- Aspect: Full sun, sheltered position
- Indoors: Sow in pots or trays under cover at around 25 °C; harden off before planting out.
- Outdoors: Sow direct in situ from June, spacing plants 60 cm apart and thin to the strongest seedling early.
Care
Provide sturdy support or training for vines where space allows, keeping plants well watered during dry spells and feeding lightly with a balanced fertiliser. Regular harvesting of young fruits encourages a longer cropping season.
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