The vines of this variety need only about 1 3 the space of a typical cucumber plant.
Spacemaster cucumber container size.
If you prefer gourmet size cukes harvest any time after the fruit reaches 2 inches long.
Spacemaster plant is short vined and compact at about 2 feet wide and 2 feet tall.
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Its short hardy vines produce slender dark green fruits 7 1 2 long.
The main things to pay attention to are the size of container temperature of the soil composition of the soil amount of.
Spacemaster the ultimate cucumber for the vegetable gardener with limited space.
Choose bush variety cucumbers for container planting.
Great for small areas.
Growing on dwarf bush vines these cucumbers are never bitter and easy to enjoy.
Resistant to cucumber mosaic virus and scab.
Fill the remainder with amixture of peat moss compost and potting soil.
Spacemaster cucumbers produce heavy yields of large uniform fruits that grow to 18 23 cm 7 9.
Cucumber spacemaster short description.
This compact cucumber is ideal for containers or hanging baskets.
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For some varieties of cucumbers such as spacemaster you need a 5 gallon bucket and plant only one cucumber.
Cucumbers depend on a consistent level moisture.
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Compact and bushy this variety is ideal for small growing areas such as containers and hanging baskets.
Fruits are tasty dark green and uniform at 7 1 2 to 8 inches long.
Bigger containers 12 14 16 18 or even 24 inches in diameter hold more potting soil which in turn retains water for a longer period of time.
Fruit size 7 0 8 0 plant height 24 0 36 0 plant diameter 12 0 18 0 hardiness zone 4 12.
Fruit size the average size of the.
As is true with growing most vegetables and fruits in containers bigger is much better when choosing your container.
These mosaic resistant plants produce heavy yields.
When growing in containers the cucumber plants need enough room to develop properly.
Cucumber spacemaster grows bushes of compact vines and runners making it require only 1 3 the space normally needed for cucumbers.
It produces dark green cucumbers about 7 8 inches long.
It s prolific and great in salads or plain.
Line the bottom of your container with weed cloth or newspaper and then cover with a handful of small rocks.