Green 18 Cucumber

seeds

everything is growing beautiful

Not my favorite cucumber, but willing to give them a second try

Tried to direct sow these seeds in early May, but due to the soil and weather conditions only two out of the six seeds sprouted. So I tried again to sprout these in pots where I monitored them closely, with only two of the remaining 4 seeds managing to sprout. The seedlings were very small and went to flower early, so I picked the buds off and gave them a boost with some fresh compost. They immediately took off and did a lot better, even in the intense summer heat (most of their growth happened between July and August). The 3 plants that did well produced around 15 cucumbers. I was a little bit disappointed with the taste and texture. The skin was very thick, which protected the cucumbers well, but wasn't great to eat in thick slices. I ended up removing the skin from most of the cucumbers, both because it was chewy and also had sustained some marks and blemishes on some of the larger cucumbers. As for the taste, they had a very neutral flavor, like a typical store bought cucumber. They didn't taste "garden fresh", if that makes sense. However, they were not bitter, and the seeds were small and easy to chew. The plants eventually grew tired of the heat and squash bugs causing heavy leaf damage and had to be pulled. It was a really bad year for all of my cucurbits and most were killed off by powdery mildew, which as far as I know, didn't affect these plants. I wouldn't say these were my favorite cucumber that I've grown thus far, but they did well enough that I'd like to try planting them a second year and see how they do in better conditions. I definitely underestimated their fertilizer and watering needs and let the cucumbers grow too large before harvesting. I assume these plants would do much better in a protected greenhouse environment with better soil, and would like to try harvesting the cucumbers when they are smaller to see if the texture is any different.

Failed 2 years in a row

For years, I bought cucumber seedsnamed General Lee from you. It was prolific and disease resistant. Perfect. Then last year you stopped carrying it and someone there suggested that Green 18 wsa a similar plant. So I bought them. The seeds gerninated and then promptly died. I chalked it up to a very wet summer. I bought them again this year, and again they germinated and died. Not a wet summer. Never will buy these again.