Beit Alpha Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
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55 days. Very early, tender, smooth-skinned, burpless cucumber developed by Hanka Lazarson in Israel in the 1930s and named after their kibbutz (village) called Beth Alpha.
Famed as a problem-free disease-resistant variety, it also has the benefit of being parthenocarpic, meaning it doesn't require pollinators, and therefore can be grown in situations such as greenhouses where other cucumber crops fail. The fruit also produce very few seeds. Very popular throughout the Middle East, and growing in popularity in the United States.
Planting Instructions: Cucumbers grow best with long, hot, humid days with maximum sunshine and warm nights. Plants are extremely susceptible to frost. Sow seeds outside only after danger of frost when soil has warmed. Make a second sowing 4 to 5 weeks later for a late summer or early fall harvest. For an earlier harvest and to reduce the threat of insect damage to seedlings, start a few plants indoors in individual pots (or trays with separate compartments) about a month before your last spring frost date.
Sowing: To seed in rows, plant seeds 1 inch deep and about 6 inches apart. To plant in hills, plant four or five seeds in 1-foot-diameter circles set 5 to 6 feet apart.
Sowing: To seed in rows, plant seeds 1 inch deep and about 6 inches apart. To plant in hills, plant four or five seeds in 1-foot-diameter circles set 5 to 6 feet apart.
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