Cucumber Seeds

With our cucumber seeds, you can enjoy a continuous harvest of crisp and refreshing cucumbers throughout the summer. Our high-quality seeds are carefully selected to ensure robust growth and excellent flavour, making them ideal for home gardens and greenhouse cultivation alike.

Whether you prefer traditional slicing cucumbers for salads, pickling cucumber seed, or unique gherkin varieties for pickling whole, we offer a diverse range to suit every preference and culinary need, including organically produced seed.

Growing cucumbers is made easy with our detailed planting instructions and gardening tips, ensuring that even novice gardeners can achieve a successful harvest.

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Whether planted directly in the ground, in raised beds, or in containers on a sunny patio, our cucumber seeds promise to yield abundant crops that will enhance your summer meals with freshness and flavour.

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Plant Cucumber Seeds

To get the best results, choose a sunny but sheltered spot to plant your cucumber seeds. Whether you're starting the seedlings inside, or outdoors in a vegetable patch, use well draining soil enriched with organic matter dug in. You can also use seaweed extract to help produce a strong healthy plant crop, switching to tomato feed once flowering starts.

You can begin planting as early as later April in small pots inside to give the seeds a head start, if your planting outside make sure it's after the last frost date. Cucumber germination takes around 6 to 9 days.

For greenhouse cucumbers, ensure there is good ventilation and consider using horizontal wires for support as the plants grow to create a healthy crop.

Cucumber varieties like Basket Passandra or Marketmore are popular choices, offering disease resistance and a steady supply of bitter-free fruits throughout the summer months.

How to Grow Cucumber Plants

To grow cucumber plants successfully, provide consistent care. Ensure the plants receive regular liquid feeds, especially during flowering and fruiting stages, using a balanced tomato feed or organic spray. For greenhouse cucumbers, maintain a heated environment and tie laterals to encourage upward growth.

Outdoors, manage uneven watering to prevent stress and ensure a healthy crop. As the plants develop, remove male flowers to promote fruit production in long green types like Progress Cucumbers.

With good feed and attention to detail, your cucumber plants will flourish, offering a continuous harvest from early summer through to September

When to Harvest a Cucumber Plant

Cucumbers are ready for picking when the young plant reaches a good size, and are green all over. (If you're growing in a greenhouse space, the harvest period can extend into autumn with management on the conditions)

Harvesting regularly encourages the plant to produce more fruits, ensuring a steady supply for salads and other culinary uses. Monitor the progress of your cucumbers, aiming to pick them before they become overripe or bitter.

With a bit of planning and proper care, your cucumber plants will reward you with a bountiful harvest of delicious, crisp cucumbers all summer long.