Cucumbers
including C. anguria
and some C. melo (armenian cucumbers, carosellos and pickling melons)

Cucumber Armenian           (Cucumis melo L. var. flexuosus)

Very long, pale green fruits with corrugated skin. Mild, sweet flavor. Crunchy. Spineless and never bitter. Can be eaten without peeling because skin is very thin. Can grow up to 1 meter long, but better when picked at around 30-40 cm. Popular in Armenia. Grow it on a support to get straight cucumbers. 70 days. Packet of 25 seeds: $1,99


Cucumber Armenian Serpent              (Cucumis melo L. var. flexuosus)

Wonderful striped armenian cucumber! Very long (40 cm) and thin (3-4 cm) fruits. Click thumbnails for details. Mild, sweet flavor. Crunchy. Can be eaten without peeling, skin is very thin. Can grow up to 1 meter long, but better when picked at around 30-40 cm. Popular in Armenia. 70 days. Rare. Aka: Metki painted serpent. Make the vines climb to get straight cucumbers.
Packet of 8 seeds: $1,99

Cucumber White 

Medium size, white cucumber from Italy. Thin skin. Used traditionally for pickling but also good for fresh eating.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1.99

Cucumber Boothby's Blond  (Boothby's Blond)

Short, stocky white fruits turning yellow. Small vines. Can be picked anywhere from 10 to 20 cm. Crunchy, sweet and mild. Good for fresh eating or for pickles. Good keeper. Recommended for regions with cool summers. Heirloom from the Boothby family in Maine. 65 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1.99


Cucumber Carosello Mezzo Lungo        (Cucumis melo)

Stunning cucumber covered with a woolly fuzz! Click thumbnails for details. Oval to banana shaped, medium size (10 to 15 cm long). Corrugated, pale green skin. Soft fuzz is easily removable. Very tender flesh, and slightly sweet flavor. Delicious. An italian Carosello heirloom (C. melo) from southeast Italy (Puglia), quite rare in North America. Also known as "Carosello Mezzo Lungo di Polignano". 50-60 days. Yes, rare!
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99    



Cucumber Chinese

Heat tolerant variety from China with long, corrugated fruits. Dark green skin. Compact flesh, never bitter, almost seedless.
60-65 days. Packet of 10 seeds: $1.99


Cucumber Lemon 

A very different kind of cucumber with round fruits that are bright yellow and about the size of a small apple. The lime green flesh is sweet and mild. Pick them immature. 70 days.
Packet is 10 seeds: $0.99 

Mexican Sour Gherkin
(Concombre à confire, Mouse melon)      Melothria scabra

Tiny little fruits under 3 cm long. Look like miniature watermelons. Edible, taste is sweet-tart. Can make very cute pickled gherkins. Very delicate vine, not invasive at all. Can be grown with flowers as an ornamental. Fruits stay on the vines for a long time. 70 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99

Cucumber Homemade Pickles

High yielding type producing small fruits that can be picked at any stage (from 1" to 6"). Used fresh or for pickling. Crunchy. Plants are disease resistant. Compact vines, about 1,5 m long. 55-60 days.
Packet is 20 seeds: $0.99


Cucumber Delikatesse       (Delicatesse)

Pale green, slightly ribbed cucumber, covered with some warts, with very nice flavor. Used as pickles or later as cucumbers when they reach 20-25 cm. Good production. German heirloom, also spelled Delicatesse. 60 days.
Sorry, OUT.


Cucumber Golden Uzbekski

Pale green skin turns golden brown. Stays crunchy and delicious many weeks after harvest. Rare. 50-60 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1.99

Cucumber Suhyo Long

Very long and thin cucumbers (45 cm by 3 cm),with dark green skin and crunchy flesh. Similar to the English Cucumber. Productive. Popular in Japan. Make vines climb to get straight fruits. 65 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,49      

          


Cucumber Kyoto 3 Feet 


One of the longest cucumber in the world, with fruits that are supposed to reach 3 feet long! Thin, long cucumbers with pale green skin and crunchy white flesh. Make it climb to get straight fruits. Japanese, open pollinated variety. 60-65 days. Rare.

Packet of 15 seeds: $2,99


  Cucumber Liso Calcutta                 New for 2008
(Cucumis anguria)

A West Indies Gherkin variety (C. anguria) with slightly larger fruits and smoother skin. Spineless. Can be eaten with the skin. Pick early, when they are about 5-6 cm long (2 inches). You can also eat them when they are larger (8 cm), but the taste then gets a little more tart and acidic (though not unpleasant). Rare variety! 70 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $2,49

Cucumber Lebanese Sultan        (C. sativus, var. sativus, Lebanese group)

Gourmet type with delicate, smooth shiny skin. Middle East type (lebanese). Sweet flavor. Never bitter. Short fruits between 10 to 15 cm long. Hybrid vigor and very productive. Tolerant to many diseases. Hybrid variety. Early: 55 days.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1.99

Cucumber Lebanese Mirella

Typical mid eastern type (lebanese) with very smooth skin. This one has short plump fruits, with tapered ends. Short vines. Open pollinated variety, similar to Amira (hybrid). 65-70 days. Sorry, supplies are very limited (does not produce a lot of seeds). Rare variety, hard to find.
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,99
Cucumber Marketmore

Early producing type with short-medium vines. Fruits are 8-9" long. Sweet and crisp. Good slicing type. Can be used for pickling too. 56-65 days.
Packet is 20 seeds: $0.99

Cucumber Crystal Apple      (Pomme de Cristal, Kristallapfelgurke)

Clear white, oval cucumbers, from the size of a baseball to a grapefruit. Crispy, juicy flesh. Light, refreshing flavor. Pick fruits young for best quality. Rare.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99



Cucumber Richmond Green Apple  (Richmond River Green Apple)

This is an Apple variety, with oval green fruits and crispy white flesh. About 12 cm. Old australian heirloom. About 70 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99

Schlesische Landgurke Cucumber Schlesische Landgurke

German heirloom characterized by large plump fruits with a very thick flesh and a thin, smooth skin. Some stripes on the tips. Slightly curved (click thumbnails). Very thick, dense, greenish white flesh. Thin skin, does not need to be peeled. Pick cucumbers at a maximum length of 25 cm. Long, vigorous vine with large leaves. Reported to be grown in Germany to make large pickled gherkins. About 50 days. Extremely rare!
Did not yield much seeds. Stocks are limited.
Packet of 5 seeds: $2,99


Cucumber Scopatizzo Barese                         (Cucumis melo)

Another Carosello type from Italy, looking somewhat like Carosello Mezzo Lungo, but with a darker green color. Skin covered with a soft, downy fuzz, easily removable. Rare variety of Cucumis melo from south Italy (Puglia). Not very well known in North America. 50 days.
Sorry, out. For a similar variety, see Carosello Mezzo Lungo.

Cucumber Spacemaster    

Compact vines for small gardens and containers. Only 1 m long. Dark green cucumbers, medium size (18 cm). Resistant to many diseases. Early: 56-62 days. Bush Crop.
Packet of 15 seeds: $1,49


Cucumber Spuredda Bianca                  (aka.: Spuredda Leccese Bianco)

Nice plump fruits with smooth, pale green skin covered with a fine peach like fuzz. Incredibly tender flesh and a great, sweet cucumber taste. Excellent! Like the armenian cucumber, this is a Cucumis melo. One of the earliest of the Carosellos at 55 days. Small, compact vines about 75 cm long. Pick fruits when they are young (160 grams). Very rare!
Packet of 10 seeds: $2,49

Very rare Carosello type, grown locally in the province of Lecce, Italy (southern tip of the italian peninsula).


Cucumber Straight 8  

Straight, 8 inch long fruits. Nice slicing cucumber. Crispy. An All American winner. 60-70 days.
Packet of 20 seeds: $0,99
Cucumber Tondo di Fasano       (Cucumis melo)        Carosello tondo di fasano o cianciuffo

Carosello type from Italy with medium-size, round-oval green fruits (between 10 and 15 cm). They look like small melons. Rare variety, not well known in North America. Seeds imported from Italy. 60 days. Also known as Carosello tondo di fasano o cianciuffo. Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99

Cucumber Tondo Liscio                (Cucumis melo)

Carosello type from Italy with apple size, round green fruits. Rare variety, not well known in North America. Seeds imported from Italy. 60 days. Also known as "Carosello tondo liscio di manduria".
Sorry, out. For an almost identical variety, see Tondo di Fasano above.

Cucumber Tortarello                           (Cucumis melo)

Long, thin cucumbers with corrugated skin covered with a soft, downy fuzz. Can grow up to 45 cm long. Soft fuzz on the skin, easily removable. Rare variety of Cucumis melo from south Italy (Puglia). Not very well known in North America. 60 days.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99


Cucumber West Indies Gherkin         Cucumber Gherkin       (Cucumis anguria)

Probably the smallest cucumber in the world, at only 2 inches. A different species altogether, from the West Indies (C. anguria). Original ancestor of the pickle. Pick fruits when they are still young and pale. The soft spines covering the fruits are easily removable by hand. Can be eaten fresh or pickled. Nice flavor. 60-70 days. .
Packet of 25 seeds: $1,49

 Cucumber Paris Pickling  (Cornichon de Paris ,Vert Petit de Paris, Amélioré de Bourbonne)

Prolific variety grown mainly for pickles. The sweet, tasty little fruits can also be picked later as nice slicing cucumbers. Old french heirloom dating back to 1892. Known in Europe as Ameliore de Bourbonne. 50-60 days (pickles), or 70-80 days (for cucumbers).
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,49


Oriental Pickling Melon      (Melon Oriental Shimauri, Shimauri Stripe)      Cucumis melo, var. conomon

A melon used as a cucumber in Japan and China to make pickles. Can also be eaten fresh or in salads. Mild cucumber flavor, slightly sweet. Pick young and tender, at about 15-18 cm long. Striped, cylindrical fruits. Rare.
Packet of 10 seeds: $1,99


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