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Cucumber Seeds - Description
- Merlin Cucumber Seeds
- Variety: Merlin
- Short With Smooth Skinned Fruits
- Easy to Grow Variety
- Quantity: 8 Seeds Per Pack
- Sow: April to May or May to June
- Harvest: July - September
- Perfect For Pots & Containers
- F1 Hybrid: First Generation of Controlled Cross Pollination
Cucumber Seeds - Sowing Instructions
- Sow from April to May / May to June
- Can be grown in greenhouse or cold frame
- Harvest from July to September
- See how to grow tab for full growing instructions
Cucumber Seeds - Uses
- Can be used mainly in salads
- Great in sandwiches
Cucumber Seeds - Advantages
- Produces excellent crops
- Great bitter free taste
- Can be planted indoors
Index
- Sowing Instructions
- How to Transplant
- Crop Maintenance
- How to Harvest
- Storage
- Pests & Diseases
Sowing Instructions
Sowing Time: Sow the seeds mid March through to mid May but seeds must be kept warm – wait for warm weather
- Sowing Location: Indoors, in greenhouse or a heated propagator set to 21°C
- Sow seeds in 9cm pots
- Sow one seed per pot using potting compost
- Soak compost before sowing & cover
- Cucumber seeds germinate after 1 or 2 weeks
How to Transplant
- Check your variety before transplanting
- Outdoor or ridge varieties can be both male & female, they will pollinate each other
- Most new hybrids are all female & don’t require pollination
Indoor varieties
- Grow in green house or poly tunnel
- Plant in large pots or 3 per grow bag
- Provide light shade
Outdoor varieties
- Transplant in midsummer – ridge varieties can be planted outdoors
- Soil
- Fertile soil with good drainage
- Warm soil is very important
- Prepare soil the previous season before planting out
- Add plenty of well rotted farm yard manure
- Harden off outdoor varieties before planting out
- Only plant out after the chance of frost has gone
Crop Maintenance
- Cucumbers are climbers so support them using garden twine tied loosely around the base of plants
- Water when getting dry
- Don’t over water and don’t let them dry out
- Increase humidity by watering the floor around them
- Once flowering begins, feed with a potassium based feed
Harvesting
- Cut fruits as soon as they are ready
- The size will depend on the variety you are growing
- Cut regularly to encourage further production
Storage
- Cucumbers keep well
- Can't freeze but will last a while once cut without turning bad
Pests & Diseases
- Pests: Slugs will damage leaves and fruits
- Position slug traps or copper slug tape near the crop to prevent attack from slugs
- Diseases: Generally trouble free if the summer is good
- Other issues can include powdery mildew and leaf spot
- Note: The Cucumber variety Louisa is resistant to powdery mildew and leaf spot
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
Standard Delivery on Plant Orders currently taking 6 working days
- Currently Plant orders are taking 6 working days to ship
- If you choose express we will fast track your plant order
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (5-7 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
