Vegetable Starts
Cucumber 'Container' (Bush/Slicer)
Cucumis sativus 'Container'
Also known as Container Bush Cucumber
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About This Plant
Cucumber 'Container' (Bush/Slicer), 'Container', is valued in PNW gardens for its character and seasonal interest.
A productive edible vegetable start, ready to transplant into the garden after the last frost (or sooner for cool-season crops).
Full sun suits this plant. Plant in moist, well-drained, fertile soil. Hardy USDA Zone annual. Provide consistent moisture and rich soil. Most are heavy feeders. Watch for typical garden pests like cutworms, aphids, and slugs.
Plant Details
- Botanical
- Cucumis sativus 'Container'
- Common name
- Container Bush Cucumber
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Mature size
- 2-3 ft bush tall × 2-3 ft wide
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Bloom time
- Mid-summer
- Bloom color
- Cream, Yellow
- Foliage color
- Green
- Harvest
- Midsummer, Late summer
Care Notes
Garden Attributes
- Pacific NW native
- Deer resistant
- Coastal suitable
- Grown organically
- Pollinator value: Bees
- Wildlife: Pollinator support
- 🌱 Edible: Fruit
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