Marketmore 76 Cucumber Seeds (Organic)

Marketmore 76 Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is a reliable, productive slicing variety developed by Dr. Munger of Cornell University. It produces 8 to 9 inch fruits, 2 to 2.5 inches in diameter, that stay dark green even in hot weather, with a sweet, mild flavor. The blocky fruits taper at both ends and carry white spines.

At a glance

• Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
• Type: Tender annual, organic
• Days to maturity: 58 to 75 days
• Germination: 3 to 10 days
• Soil temperature: 70 to 95 degrees F
• Sun: Full sun
• Planting depth: 1/2 inch
• Spacing after thinning: 18 to 48 inches
• Height at maturity: 1 to 4 feet
• Seeds per pack: about 50 (about 4,270 per 1/4 lb bulk)

Best for

• Slicing, salads, and fresh snacking
• Cool-climate home gardens and market growing
• Trellised or sprawling beds
• Disease-prone gardens, with resistance to powdery and downy mildew, angular leaf spot, cucumber mosaic virus, anthracnose, and scab
• Reliable, high-yield harvests

How to grow

Plant in hills or mounds with plenty of organic matter, sowing 6 to 7 seeds per hill and thinning to the 3 best vines. In cool regions, start indoors 10 to 14 days before the last frost or sow directly once soil is at least 70 degrees F. Space 18 inches apart if trellised or 36 inches if left to sprawl. Harvest while small to medium and pick regularly to keep vines productive.

Flavor profile

Sweet, mild, and crisp with refreshing, tender flesh that stays pleasant even through hot weather.

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