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Mr Fothergill's - Cucumber Seeds - Carmen F1
Mr. Fothergill's - Cucumber Seeds - Carmen F1
A high quality female variety with large straight & glossy fruits; ideal for exhibition
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit
£4.99
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SKU
5011775232614
Mr Fothergill's Cucumber Seeds - Carmen F1 Variety
Carmen F1 is a high quality female cucumber variety with excellent disease resistance and tolerance to cold weather. Sow these seeds indoors to yield mild flavoured fruits that grow up to 40cm long.
Sow indoors between February-May & they will typically be ready to harvest between July-October.
Key Information:
- Avg. 10 seeds per pack
- Very high quality - Female variety
- Straight, long fruits - grow up to 40cm
- Weather tolerant & resistant to powdery mildew, scab & leaf spot
- Great source of vitamins C & A
Advice & Tips:
- Sow indoors in small pots & water well
- Keep in the warmth - a temperature of 20-25°C is ideal & keep moist
- Seedlings usually appear within 7-21 days
- Plant out to large pots, growbags or greenhouse border
- Provide support to train plants up canes, strings or netting
- Stop lateral growth 2 leaves past each fruit
- Pinch out growing tips when they reach the roof
- Damp down greenhouse regularly to provide a humid climate
- Remove any male flowers that form (no swelling behind petals)
Useful Information:
| When to sow | Indoors: February - May |
| Where to use | Greenhouses & Vegetable Gardens |
| When to Harvest: | July - October |
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