'Minisweet' Cucumber Plants
Sumptuously sweet mini cukes
Grown by Josh
South Downs National Park
Perfectly happy plants, or your money back
Specialist overnight plant delivery
The highlights
- Wonderfully sweet and refreshing cucumbers
- Compact habit, ideal for a patio or balcony
- Perfect for a lunchbox snack
- Plant later in spring, harvest from summer
Description
- A compact variety that yields distinctly sweet, snack-sized cucumbers with a satisfying crunch
- Produces a plentiful supply of delicious mini cucumbers; perfect for lunchboxes, salads, pickling and refreshing dips
- Train up a support and grow in a greenhouse or polytunnel, a pot on the windowsill, a conservatory, or in a sunny, sheltered spot outdoors
- Pretty, lemon yellow flowers grow precede the dark green, cylindrical fruits - the fragrant flowers can be used as an edible garnish, too!
- Plant out after the last risk of frost has passed and harvest when the cucumbers are roughly 7-10cm long
- Premium cucumber plants grown by experts on a family-run farm, in Lancashire, and sent to you at the ideal time for planting out
- Growing your own cucumbers gives you healthy, fresh produce with a lower carbon plantprint than anything you can buy from the local shop. These cucumbers taste better, too!
- Super easy to grow and care for - you should see your first cucumber crop within 2-3 months
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How To Grow
Good pest and disease resistance
The most common cucumber pests and diseases are whitefly, cucumber mosaic virus, aphids, powdery mildew and squash anthracnose. The best protection against these is to try and prevent too much humidity on the leaves by watering in the morning and preventing splashing from the soil to the leaves. Also, planting companion plants such as marigolds will attract predators such as ladybirds and hoverflies which will eat the pests.
Water regularly
Water your cucumber plant regularly so that the soil is kept moist. On hot, summer days, this may mean watering once per day. If the soil becomes too dry, too regularly, this will stunt the growth of cucumbers and cause them to taste bitter.
Full sun
Cucumber plants need a spot with full sun. Position them where they will receive 8-6 hours of sunlight a day.
Any fertile, moist, well-draining soil
Cucumber plants like fertile soil that drains well but still retains some moisture. If you want to improve your soil's drainage, consider adding some compost, perlite or coarse sand.
Feed regularly
After the first flowers appear, start feeding the cucumber plant every week. Use a fertiliser high in potash, such as liquid tomato feed.
Planting Calendar
- Best time to plant
- Harvest
- Flower
South Downs National Park
Meet Josh
Slow grown veg from the sunny South Downs
Our vegetable plants are sown on a family farm in Lancashire, then nurtured into strong young plants by Josh in the sunny South Downs before they rock up in your garden. By selecting only the strongest and tastiest varieties, Josh makes sure you get a headstart on your plot, with impressive crops and no waste.
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Our plants are grown in the UK
Specialist UK growers we know and trust grow your plants the traditional way, with organic fertiliser and biological pest control. They pick only the healthiest plants for you, professionally pruning them so that they’ll grow strong and well shaped.
Our plants are delivered overnight
Your plants are sent to you fresh from the field in our plastic free box that’s specially designed to hold them tight, then securely delivered by specialist plant couriers - straight from the grower to your garden within 24 hours.
We're here to help at every step
We want your plants to have a long and healthy life. Expect easy-to-follow grow guides and videos devised by our team of experts.
Perfect plants, guaranteed
We’re confident that you’ll be delighted with your new plants. Need help? Alice and her team are here to guarantee you’re perfectly happy.
Which size is best?
2L vs 8.5cm cucumbers
Join Roots founder Alex at our veg nursery to see our different sizes of cucumber plants and discover which is best for you and your garden.
From plot to plate
Smacked cucumber salad
Grab the rolling pin and get ready to make chef Jess's fiery and refreshing cucumber side dish.
Learn from our experts
Growing Cucumbers: The Complete Guide
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How do I know I'm getting quality plants?
All of our plants are grown in specialist nurseries with the highest standards of plant care and sustainability. We guarantee you'll love them as much as we do! Don't just take our word for it - we've got thousands of great reviews on Trustpilot.
When will I get my plants?
The delivery timescale for each plant is on the web page (near the 'add to basket's button). You'll receive a dispatch email with an exact delivery date once your plants are on their way, so you can get the garden ready.
How will my plants be packed and delivered?
We send all of our orders through a courier network designed to handle plants. Specialist equipment ensures that no plants will be damaged during the packing process and every order is carefully finished and checked by plant-loving humans. Your plants will arrive in the most sustainable packaging possible with minimal to no plastic used.
Where do you deliver?
We deliver to anywhere in Mainland UK for our standard delivery cost. We are able to deliver most plants to Highlands and non UK mainland however this will be at an additional cost. This will be calculated at the checkout. Please note, deliveries to these locations will take longer. Unfortunately, we are not able to deliver to Northern Ireland at present.
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