F1 Pepinex

SKU
202RV9C
£7.99
3 In stock

Size: 3 x 9cm pot plants

An all female variety can be grown in or outdoors, producing long, dark green, thin skinned bitter free cucumbers,
Description
Pepinex was bred for the English weather so in a very hot summer they can become quite large. Pepinex produces long, dark green, thin skinned, smooth cucumbers, which have slight ribs, great taste and are bitter free. It is an all female variety so NO need to cross pollinate. They can be grown outside after May/June, but do much better in a greenhouse.

Harvest

May to November (roughly 8-10 weeks from planting.) Once you see the end of the cucumber changing from pointed to rounded.

Growing Instructions

Plant 45cm apart in well prepared soil or grow bag in a sunny (above 16°C) but sheltered position (they don't like drafts.) Keep them well watered until established and in dry weather. Carefully train them as they grow, clockwise up a string/stake that's 6 foot high, picking the side shoots and flowers off up to 30cm. Then only pick the side shoots off and let the plant carry on growing up to about 6 feet tall. Once it has reached the top of the string/support let the plant grow wild coming back down towards the floor. Pick off any yellow dead leaves along the way. Only begin to feed once you see the first two cucumbers growing NOT before!

Plant Height

Up to 300cm

Tip

Pick cucumbers regularly to promote long and continuous harvest Cucumbers prefer humid weather, pop a bucket of water in the greenhouse in the summer and try keeping the path wet. DO NOT use farm yard manure on your cucumbers, as farmers sometimes use a hormone weed killer on barley/wheat/straw that is then used as bedding. This will dramatically harm your crop!
Product Name F1 Pepinex
Species Cucumber
Variety Pepinex F1
Planting Time March - July
Harvest Time May - November
Maturity from Planting 60-90 Days
Hardyness Non Hardy
pH Level 5.5 - 7.5
Size 3 x 9cm pot plants
Pack Size 9cm
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