(Cucumber, Pearl Cucumber)

Beautiful iridescent white cucumbers cover the prolific vines of ‘Pearl’ in summer. The medium-sized fruits are crisp, crunchy and taste best when harvested young. Fruits are ready to harvest 65 days after planting.

Mature cucumbers are elongated or rounded and have small prickles along the skin. Some are bred to be harvested young for pickles while others are raised to be harvested when more mature and used for slicing. Overripe specimens turn yellow and have softer flesh and large, firm and...

(Cucumber, Poinsett 76 Cucumber)

The disease-resistant slicing cucumber, 'Poinsett 76' bears long, plump, dark green, modestly spined cucumbers. It was hybridized by Cornell vegetable breeder D. Henry M. Munger in 1976. Though resistant to most cucumber diseases, it is susceptible to cucumber mosaic virus. Vines produce fruit around 67 to 70 days after sowing seeds.

Mature cucumbers are elongated or rounded, can be various shades of green and have small prickles on their skins. Some are bred to be harvested young for pickles...

(Cucumber, Salad Bush Cucumber)

This 1988 All American Selections Winner produces 8-inch (20-cm) cucumbers on compact, short-vining plants. Ripening in about 57 days from seed, the cylindrical, dark-green "cukes" are excellent for slicing into salads. This F1 hybrid is resistant to scab-, mosaic- and leaf-spot diseases.

Asian in origin, cucumbers have been cultivated since ancient times for their prickly but succulent fruits. These frost-tender annual vines bear large, lobed, rough-textured leaves on long, bristly, trailing...

(Cucumber, Slicemaster Cucumber)

The heavy bearing cucumber, 'Slicemaster', bears flavorful, long, dark green fruits that are excellent for slicing into salads. It is also highly resistant to several diseases that plague cucumbers, such as powdery mildew, scab and angular leaf spot. Fruits are ready to harvest around 55 days after sowing seeds.

Asian in origin, cucumbers have been cultivated since ancient times. These frost-tender annual vines thrive in the warmth and sunshine of summer. They have large, broadly lobed leaves...

(Cucumber, Spacemaster Cucumber)

This is the perfect dwarf cucumber vine for small garden spaces. In summer, 'Spacemaster' produces lots of long, crisp fruits with deep green skin and few spines. The super compact vines are perfect for container culture and produce fruits around 56 days after planting.

Mature cucumbers are elongated or rounded and have small prickles along the skin. Some are bred to be harvested young for pickles while others are raised to be harvested when more mature and used for slicing. Overripe specimens...

(Cucumber, Straight Eight Cucumber)

The open-pollinated heirloom cucumber, 'Straight Eight', bears long, smooth skinned, dark green fruits known for their remarkably fresh, sweet flavor. First introduced in 1935, this All American Selections Winner is a vigorous grower, prolific producer and also resistant to cucumber mosaic virus. Fruits are ready to harvest around 58 days after sowing seeds.

Asian in origin, cucumbers have been cultivated since ancient times. These frost-tender annual vines thrive in the warmth and sunshine...

(Cucumber, Sumter Cucumber)

The pickling cucumber, 'Sumter', bears lots of crisp, flavorful, white-spined, medium-green fruits. Because the cucumbers are harvested when small and immature, they are ready for picking only 50 days after planting the seeds.

Mature cucumbers are elongated or rounded, can be various shades of green and have small prickles on their skins. Some are bred to be harvested young for pickles while others are raised to be harvested when more mature and used for slicing. Overripe specimens turn yellow...

(Cucumber, Tendergreen Burpless Cucumber)

Prolific vines produce a bountiful harvest of long, crispy, burpless cucumbers with thin, deep green skin. The vines are resistant to downy mildew and the fruits are suitable for both slicing and pickling. It takes around 55 days after planting seeds before fruits are ready for harvest.

Mature cucumbers are elongated or rounded, can be various shades of green and have small prickles on their skins. Some are bred to be harvested young for pickles while others are raised to be harvested when more...

(Squash)

This sprawling, warm-season annual vine originates from Mesoamerica, from Mexico to Costa Rica. Botanists believe the cushaw squash was first cultivated about 7,000 years ago in southern Mexico. Traditionally the flowers, stems and both immature and mature fruits were eaten. When compared to its close cousins, Cucurbita pepo and C. moschata, the fruits of C. argyrosperma are less flavorful and lower in quality for eating overall but they are decorative.

A diverse...

(Campeche Squash, Squash)

Beautiful fruits that mimic the look of small watermelons, the Campeche squash isn't consumed in like manner, if at all. This sprawling, warm-season annual vine originates from Mesoamerica - from Mexico to Costa Rica. Botanists believe Cucurbita argyrosperma was first cultivated about 7,000 years ago in southern Mexico. Know more commonly as a winter squash, 'Campeche' abundantly produces rounded to slightly teardrop-shaped fruits. The skin is ivory-white, with dark green streaks and netting...