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Telegraph
SKU
191RV9C
Description
An old reliable favourite that your elder relations would have heard of and maybe have grown. Telegraph is a British bred variety and is an open pollinated (OP) so they WILL need to be cross pollinated, they can be grown either inside or outdoors. They produce medium long dark green fruits with a good flavour that are bitter free.
Harvest
June to November (once the fruits are roughly 40cm long, about 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 in a sunny (above 16°C) but sheltered position, once all frosts have finished! Keep them well watered until established and in dry weather. They can be left to grow wild along the floor but its best to train along a trellis, fence, stake, wire or string. This will not only save you space but it helps the plant to keep disease free and with gravity on your side will help the cucumbers to stay straight - although Telegraph cucumbers do have a habit to curl. Carefully train them to grow clockwise up a string picking the side shoots and flowers off up to 30cm high. 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! Pollinating - As this cucumber is an old variety it may need help with pollination if you do not have bees to help you with this. Take a small paint brush that will fit down the male flower and rub the pollen off the end of the anther, then transfer the paint brush to the female flower and rub the pollen onto the stigma in the centre of the female flower. The difference between the male flower is on a skinny stem and the female flower has a bulbous thicker stem.
Tip
Pick cucumbers regularly to promote long and continuous harvesting. 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!
An old reliable favourite that your elder relations would have heard of and maybe have grown. Telegraph is a British bred variety and is an open pollinated (OP) so they WILL need to be cross pollinated, they can be grown either inside or outdoors. They produce medium long dark green fruits with a good flavour that are bitter free.
Harvest
June to November (once the fruits are roughly 40cm long, about 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 in a sunny (above 16°C) but sheltered position, once all frosts have finished! Keep them well watered until established and in dry weather. They can be left to grow wild along the floor but its best to train along a trellis, fence, stake, wire or string. This will not only save you space but it helps the plant to keep disease free and with gravity on your side will help the cucumbers to stay straight - although Telegraph cucumbers do have a habit to curl. Carefully train them to grow clockwise up a string picking the side shoots and flowers off up to 30cm high. 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! Pollinating - As this cucumber is an old variety it may need help with pollination if you do not have bees to help you with this. Take a small paint brush that will fit down the male flower and rub the pollen off the end of the anther, then transfer the paint brush to the female flower and rub the pollen onto the stigma in the centre of the female flower. The difference between the male flower is on a skinny stem and the female flower has a bulbous thicker stem.
Tip
Pick cucumbers regularly to promote long and continuous harvesting. 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 | Telegraph |
|---|---|
| Species | Cucumber |
| Variety | Telegraph |
| 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 |