Ashley Cucumber is specially recommended for hot and humid areas, the Ashley cucumber variety stands up well to the kind of diseases that strike other cucumber varieties in humid growing regions. Plant produces excellent yields of 20-30cm long, dark green cucumbers. Excellent crisp and crunchy slicing cucumber for salads. Easy to grow.
Special varietal requirements:
For optimal production and high quality fruits it’s recommended to stick or trellis the variety.
Characteristic | Ashley Cucumber |
Kind | Open Pollinated cucumber (Cucumis sativus) |
Sowing Season | Spring, Summer, Autumn |
Maturity | 60 – 75days |
Fruit Size | 30 cm |
Head Length | 15 – 19 cm |
Head Shape | Cylindrical with tapered end |
Head colour | Medium dark green |
Germination | 14 days |
Disease Tolerance | DMT |
Sowing depth | 2 cm |
End Use | Fresh Market Growers, Home Growers |