Supremo Cucumber Seed

Why Grow Supremo Cucumber?

Built for Tough Conditions Supremo Cucumber is a high-yielding pickling cucumber variety designed to withstand the toughest conditions. The vigorous vines will produce buckets of beautiful, blocky cucumbers that are perfect for snacking or making pickles. The fruits have a dark green color and a crunchy texture.

Extremely Productive If you decide to grow these, get your buckets ready! You'll be amazed at how many cucumbers you'll pick every other day from these plants. Supremo is a monoecious variety which means it produces male and female flowers. As a result, pollination is necessary to produce fruits. In addition to bountiful yields and high-quality cucumbers, Supremo cucumbers also have an excellent disease resistance package.

Supremo Cucumber Growing Tips

• When to Plant Cucumbers

Cucumbers are a warm season vegetable that should be planted after the risk of frost has passed in early spring. In many regions cucumbers can be grown throughout the entire warm growing season. In climates with intense summer heat, disease-resistant varieties are preferable for growing in the middle of summer.

Cucumber seeds should be directly sewn in the garden. Plant seeds approximately 1/2" deep and water well to encourage fast germination. Cucumbers can be planted 4-6" apart when grown vertically on a trellis, although some gardeners prefer to give each plant more space for ease of harvesting.

A trellis is not an absolute necessity when growing cucumbers, but it will make harvesting easier and allow you to grow more plants in a given space. Growing them vertically will keep the plants off the ground and provide for cleaner, higher-quality fruits.

To see how to make an easy cucumber trellis, watch this video.

• How to Fertilize Cucumbers

It's always a good idea to apply some pre-plant fertilizer to the soil when planting cucumbers. We like to add  Coop Gro organic fertilizer in the planting furrow or over an entire raised bed before planting. This ensures the plants have the right nutrients to put down roots in their new soil.

Fruiting vegetables like cucumbers will benefit from something called "spoon feeding." This process involves frequent fertilizations at lower concentrations, as compared to fertilizing them heavily once.

Once your cucumber plants start to develop their second and third set of leaves, feed them every 2-3 weeks with a relatively balanced fertilizer. We like to sprinkle Coop Gro around the plants or make a liquid solution of AgroThrive Fruit & Flower and pour that alongside the plants. Healthy, dark green cucumber plants will be more tolerant of pest and disease pressure as they grow.

• When to Harvest Cucumbers

Cucumbers will require harvesting at least every three days. During periods of heavy precipitation or with adequate irrigation, they may need to be harvested every 1-2 days. Once the fruits start to form, they will enlarge quickly.

Cucumbers are best picked before they get too large, as they will be the most tender at this stage. If you let the fruits get too large, they can be come spongy not as desirable. Harvest frequently to ensure you get the fruits when they have the best texture and flavor.