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CUCUMBER – African Horned
(40 seeds)
$3.95
A heritage crop enjoyed by our earliest ancestors
327 in stock
Central Africa may well be the cradle of mankind, and this unusual, spiked cucumber is therefore quite likely to be among the first foods enjoyed by our hunter-gatherer ancestors. They must have been thrilled to find these plants. Each one can bear up to 100 fruits, and in warmer areas, they can grow as perennials. Pick it green or let it ripen to yellow. Eat it raw or roasted and strained and try eating the leaves as a kind of spinach.
Days to Harvest
50-60 daysPosition/Sunlight
Full SunWatering
HeavyPlant Spacing
40cmPlant Height
As per supportAdditional Features
Edible, Vines and ClimbersGrowing Information
How to Sow
Start your seeds in spring. Direct sowing is the best solution, but if you want to get an early start, you can sow them in pots and plant them out after the last frost. Plant your seeds no more than 10mm deep, and keep the soil moist. Water deeply, and then let just the surface of the soil dry between waterings to keep them moist but not soggy.
How to Harvest
Harvest when the skin turns from green to yellow. The pulp is a bright lime green and is great juiced or eaten on it’s own with a pinch of salt or mixed with yoghurt.
Product Details
| Common Name: | CUCUMBER - African Horned |
| Scientific Name: | Cucumis metuliferus |
| Seeds Per Packet: | Approx 40 |
| Germination Time: | 7-14 days |
| Days to Harvest: | 50-60 days |
| Position/Sunlight: | Full Sun |
| Watering: | Heavy |
| Plant Height: | As per support |
| Plant Spacing: | 40cm |
| Sow Depth: | 10mm |
| Row Spacing: | 100cm |
| Companion Plants: | Beans, Corn, Okra, Peas, Radish |
| Cool Sow: | Oct-Dec |
| Warm Sow: | Sep-Feb |
| Tropical Sow: | All Year |
| Additional Features: | Edible, Vines and Climbers |
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