• Three salt and pepper cucumbers on a wooden surface with a dark background
  • Salt and Pepper cucumber growing in the farm
  • Three salt and pepper cucumbers on a wooden surface with a rustic background
  • Salt and Pepper seed crop growing in back paddock
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Cucumber 'Salt and Pepper'

Cucumber 'Salt and Pepper'

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Cucumis sativus

  • Classic "pickling" or snacking size cucumber with a fantastic taste.
  • Sweet, vibrant and crunchy.
  • Great white, pale green colour.
  • Powdery Mildew & Angular Leaf Spot resistant.

‘Salt and Pepper’ Cucumber is a classic snacking size - 7-12cm - with a fantastic taste and great white, pale green colour! Sweet, vibrant and crunchy, this is a great cucumber eaten fresh and we fill our crock pot with them making great classic dill pickles!

Combining the genes preserved for generations with the genus of Cornell’s public plant breeding from the era of Molly Jahn and Jason Cavatorta, ‘Salt and Pepper’ offers organic growers inbuilt resistance to Powdery Mildew and Angular Leaf Spot. Compared with ‘Boothby’s Blond’, ‘Salt and Pepper’ has a fantastic flavour and amazing productivity because of its in built resistance to disease.

The miniature black spines, that inspired the name and dot the white & pale lemon fruits are barely noticeable.

‘Salt and Pepper' is a licensed variety, and every seed you purchase helps support public plant breeding and research at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY. Seeds from this variety can’t be reproduced with the intent to sell, nor can the variety be used in breeding projects without an approved license.

Certified Demeter Biodynamic and Certified Organic

SEED COUNT: 20 seeds, 100 seeds
Germination: Lot#17183 97% Mar 2025

Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information

Plant Type Site Spacing Height Sowing
Depth		 Days to
Germination		 Days to
Maturity
Tender
Annual		 Full Sun 30-40cm apart
in rows 150cm apart		 50cm 12mm 4-10 days
@ 27°C		 50 days

 

DIRECT SOW - Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold. Make sure both soil and air temperatures have warmed prior to planting. Wait until soil temperature is 21°C. Cucumber seeds will not germinate at a soil temperature below 10°C. And germinates quickest at 30°C. The longer it takes for the seed to germinate, the higher the chance of seed rot. Sow 2 seeds/30cm, 12mm deep, in rows 120cm apart. Thin to one plant 30cm apart.

TRANSPLANT - Sow indoors in 5cm pots, 1–2 seeds/cell, 3–4 weeks before transplanting. Keep moist and maintain daytime temperature at 29-30°C and nighttime 23°C .
Transplant 30cm apart in rows 120cm apart. Do not disturb roots when transplanting.

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