Lemon cucumber is a charming heirloom variety treasured for its unique round golden-yellow fruits, crisp refreshing texture, and delightfully mild flavor. Resembling small bright lemons hanging among lush green vines, these beautiful cucumbers add both ornamental beauty and exceptional culinary versatility to the garden.
Despite their appearance, Lemon cucumbers offer a wonderfully cool crisp bite with subtle sweetness and a smooth refreshing flavor free from bitterness. Their tender juicy flesh makes them ideal for fresh salads, sandwiches, garnishes, pickling, and summer dishes where their bright color and delicate taste create a beautiful presentation.
The vigorous productive vines thrive in warm sunny conditions and produce abundant harvests throughout the growing season. Their hardy adaptable nature makes them an excellent choice for gardeners of all experience levels, rewarding even novice growers with dependable yields of beautiful flavorful fruits.
Unique, refreshing, and exceptionally productive, Lemon cucumber remains one of the finest heirloom cucumber varieties for gardeners seeking beauty, flavor, and reliable harvests all season long.
Lemon Cucumber Seed Details
- Quantity: 30 Seeds
- Plant Type: Heirloom Cucumber
- Fruit Shape: Round
- Fruit Color: Golden Yellow
- Flavor: Mild, Crisp, Refreshingly Sweet
- Best Uses: Salads, Fresh Eating, Pickling, Sandwiches, Garnishes
- Seed Planting Depth: 1/2-1 Inch
- Germination Temperature: 70-85°F
- Days to Germination: 7-10 Days
- Row Spacing: 36 Inches
- Plant Spacing: 12-24 Inches
- 100' Row Yield: 150 Pounds
- Sun Requirements: Full Sun
- Harvest Time: Approximately 60 Days
- Special Features: Unique Lemon Shape, Mild Flavor, Heavy Producer
How to Save Seeds
Cucumbers readily cross-pollinate with other cucumber varieties, so isolation by approximately one-quarter mile is recommended for maintaining seed purity.
Allow cucumbers to remain on the vine well beyond the normal eating stage until fruits fully mature and often turn pale or whitish in color.
Once mature, cut fruits from the vine and allow them to cure for approximately 20 days before extracting seeds.
Cut cucumbers lengthwise, scoop out the seeds and pulp into a mason jar with a small amount of water, and allow fermentation for 5 to 7 days in a warm location away from direct sunlight. Remove floating debris, rinse healthy seeds thoroughly, and dry completely before storing for future planting.
