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Cucumber: Marketmore
Marketmore is a trusted outdoor cucumber producing straight, dark green fruits with crisp texture and mild flavour. Ideal for salads, sandwiches, and snacking, it’s a reliable choice for UK gardeners, performing well outdoors or in greenhouses.
4 in stock
Description
Best Grown: Outdoors or under cover in cooler areas
Sowing Time: April–May
Plant Out: Late May–June, once frost risk has passed
Harvest Time: July–September (approx. 10–12 weeks from sowing)
Spacing: Plant 45–60 cm apart in rows 90 cm apart
Height: Trailing or climbing habit
Difficulty: Easy
Why grow it?
- Popular, reliable outdoor cucumber
- Produces dark green, straight fruits 15–20 cm long
- Crisp texture and mild, sweet flavour
- Good resistance to common cucumber diseases
- Perfect for beds, borders, or greenhouse growing
How to grow: Sow indoors April–May in pots or modules. Transplant outdoors late May–June when risk of frost has passed. Plant 45–60 cm apart. Provide support if training vertically. Water well and feed regularly. Harvest fruits regularly to encourage further production.
Cooking / usage ideas: Perfect fresh in salads, sandwiches, or sliced as a crunchy snack. Also great for making quick pickles.
Seeds per pack: Not specified
