Cucumber Socrates F1 Seeds

• Cucumbers do best in a humid atmosphere, so damp down the greenhouse or tunnel regularly.
• Once the fruits form, give a liquid feed every 3-4 weeks to ensure the best crops.

How to grow Cucumber ‘Socrates F1’

• Sow indoors, February to May, 0.5cm (¼in) deep, on edge, in small pots of compost.
• Water well, firm gently and place in a warm position. A temperature of 20-25°C (68-77°F) is ideal. Keep moist.
• Seedlings usually appear in 7-21 days. When plants have developed 3 or 4 leaves, transplant to 12cm (5in) pots and grow on in cooler but not cold conditions.
• Plant out from April to June, into large pots, growing bags, or fertile, well-drained soil in the greenhouse border or tunnel.
• Provide support and train plants up canes, wires, strings or netting; untrained plants will not produce straight fruits.
• Stop lateral growth at 2 leaves past each fruit. Pinch out growing tip when plants reach the roof. Male flowers (those without a swelling behind the flower) may occasionally form, especially if the plants become stressed. These should be removed as pollinated female flowers produce bitter fruits.
  

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