Cucumber Marketmore is an excellent outdoor slicing cucumber with good resistance to powdery and downy mildew. It produces dark green straight fruit with a good flavour. It will grow best in a rich soil, in a warm, sunny location. It is also suitable for growing in large pots and growbags.
Sow in a prepared seed bed. Sow 2 seeds per position, spacing 90cm apart. Cover lightly with fine soil, firm gently and keep moist. Thin to 1 seedling per position. Keep moist and weed free at all times. Pinch out the growing tip when 6 leaves have formed to encourage side shoots. Do not remove male flowers. Water and feed well as fruits develop.
Sow in Spring and Summer.
