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Unwins Cucumber Telegraph Improved Seeds are an improved strain of an English heirloom variety.
These cucumbers grow up to 45cm long and have a deliciously mil-flavoured skin. The perfect fruits to grow in an unheated greenhouse or sunny garden.
These cucumbers grow up to 45cm long and have a deliciously mil-flavoured skin. The perfect fruits to grow in an unheated greenhouse or sunny garden.
- All female
- Requires support to climb
Sow: Feb to Apr
Harvest: Jun to Sep
Sowing Indoors
Level fill a module tray with seed compost, firming with the base of another tray. Water well. Sow seeds individually on edge, pushing 1–2 cm into the compost. Place in warmth (20–25 °C) and cover with cling film. Keep moist.
Growing On
Remove cling film as soon as shoots appear. Keep seedlings in a light position, shaded from direct sunlight. When large enough to handle, transplant into 8 cm pots of potting compost. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 12–15 °C.
Greenhouse Planting
Plant 60 cm apart into a greenhouse border, grow bags, or 30 cm diameter pots once a minimum temperature of 12 °C can be maintained. Water regularly, especially in hot weather, and use tomato food to promote fruiting. Remove any male flowers (those without a swelling behind them) as soon as they appear. Train up a wire or cane and pinch out growing tips when plants reach the top of their support; pinch out side-shoot tips a couple of leaves past a female flower (or at 60 cm if flowerless).
Outdoor Growing
Plants may also be grown in pots on a patio or other warm, sheltered spot from June.
Advice
Check plants frequently and harvest fruits before they become overripe. Regular picking encourages continued fruit production.
Harvest: Jun to Sep
Sowing Indoors
Level fill a module tray with seed compost, firming with the base of another tray. Water well. Sow seeds individually on edge, pushing 1–2 cm into the compost. Place in warmth (20–25 °C) and cover with cling film. Keep moist.
Growing On
Remove cling film as soon as shoots appear. Keep seedlings in a light position, shaded from direct sunlight. When large enough to handle, transplant into 8 cm pots of potting compost. Grow on in a minimum temperature of 12–15 °C.
Greenhouse Planting
Plant 60 cm apart into a greenhouse border, grow bags, or 30 cm diameter pots once a minimum temperature of 12 °C can be maintained. Water regularly, especially in hot weather, and use tomato food to promote fruiting. Remove any male flowers (those without a swelling behind them) as soon as they appear. Train up a wire or cane and pinch out growing tips when plants reach the top of their support; pinch out side-shoot tips a couple of leaves past a female flower (or at 60 cm if flowerless).
Outdoor Growing
Plants may also be grown in pots on a patio or other warm, sheltered spot from June.
Advice
Check plants frequently and harvest fruits before they become overripe. Regular picking encourages continued fruit production.
Additional Information
Name Cucumber Telegraph Improved
SKU WEST-30310502