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Cornichon Vert petit de Paris heirloom gherkins organic

€3,00 EUR
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A great cucumber variety for pickling

The Cornichon Vert Petit de Paris or gherkin is a French heirloom rustic, vigorous variety of cucumber. This variety produces short and fat green cucumbers with dark spiky skin and a firm and crispy flesh that are best picked young. This variety is very productive and the flavor is subtle.

Scientific Name: Cucumis melo 

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 23C

Germination time in days: 4-10 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 91 days

Sunlight: Full sun

Soil requirement: rich in organic matter, well drained, fertile

Sowing and cultivation: Sow seeds indoors 6 weeks before last frost if you will be growing them in a heated greenhouse. Sow cucumber seeds on their side, 1–2 cm deep, in small pots. Keep them at 21°C . Or Sow directly outside after the last chance of frost has passed and the soil temperature is at 21 C.