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Cucumber Telegraph Improved Seeds

Name: Cucumber Telegraph Improved Seeds
Brand: DT Brown
SKU: 60115
Price: 3.49 GBP
Availability: InStock
Rating: 5 (4 reviews)

Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus

10 seedsSKU: 60115

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Indoor Variety - A great old favourite, which still crops reliably to give a good harvest of fine flavoured cucumbers. Can also be grown in a cold frame.

Key information

Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus

Genus: Cucumber

Characteristics & growing conditions

Colour: Green

For indoor sowing
When February to May (April to May for cold frame crops).
Where In 7.5cm pots of seed compost.
How Sow singly into a pot edgeways into the compost. Cover with 1.5cm of compost. Firm gently and keep moist. Cover with glass, polythene or propagator lid. Keep at approx. 20-25°C. Seedlings appear 7-21days.
Care Remove cover when seedlings appear. Grow on at approx. 15°C. After 3-4 leaves have formed transplant 45cm apart in glasshouse beds, grow bags or large pots. Gradually acclimatise plants to be grown in cold frames to cooler conditions before planting out in June. Train up wires, remove growing point at roof level. Untrained plants will not produce straight fruits. Remove any male flowers that form (those without a swelling behind the flower) as pollinated female flowers produce bitter fruits.
Harvest July to October (cold frame crops from August)

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Cucumber Telegraph Improved Seeds

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FAQs

Want to learn more about our Telegraph Cucumber seeds? We answer your questions here.

How do you grow telegraph cucumbers?

Telegraph Cucumber seeds should be sown between early February and late April and protected from frosts. Once they are big enough to handle, they should be pricked out, given a larger pot and grown on until the risk of frost has passed. Once they have been planted in their final location, they will require some support in the form of a cane or trellis to help them grow vertically. Read our guide for more information on the secret to healthy seedlings.

What kind of cucumber is Telegraph?

Telegraph Cucumber is an English Heirloom variety valued for its long, straight fruits that are excellent for use in salads. Cucumber Telegraph Improved seeds are a strain of Telegraph Cucumbers that produce a reliable, heavy crop when given the right conditions.

What is the difference between short and telegraph cucumbers?

Telegraph cucumbers produce long fruits of up to 40 centimetres (16 inches) long. Other varieties of cucumber produce much shorter, stubbier fruits. Telegraph cucumbers resemble those which we typically see in supermarkets and have crisp, edible skin and very few seeds.