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Cucumber Telegraph Improved
1,250 KWD
‘Telegraph Improved’ is a classic English heirloom cucumber producing long, slender, dark-green fruits measuring up to 38–46 cm. Its thin skin, crisp flesh, mild flavor and small, soft seeds make it excellent for salads and fresh slicing. Best trained vertically in a greenhouse or protected growing area. Supplied as a healthy young seedling ready for transplanting.
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Cucumber ‘Telegraph Improved’ – Seedling
- Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
- Type: English long slicing cucumber
- Variety type: Open-pollinated heirloom
- Pollination type: Parthenocarpic
- Growth habit: Vigorous climbing vine
- Vine length: Approximately 1.8–2.4 meters
- Fruit color: Glossy dark green
- Fruit length: Approximately 38–46 cm
- Days to maturity: Approximately 55–65 days from sowing
- Best uses: Fresh slicing, salads, sandwiches and cold dishes
- ‘Telegraph Improved’ is a classic English heirloom cucumber introduced during the late nineteenth century and traditionally grown in greenhouses.
- Its vigorous vines produce long, slender, dark-green cucumbers with thin skin, crisp flesh and very small, soft seeds. The flavor is mild, refreshing and non-bitter, making it an excellent choice for salads, sandwiches and fresh slicing.
- The fruits develop their best shape and quality when the vines are trained vertically on a tall, strong trellis. Regular harvesting encourages continued production.
Growing in Kuwait
- Recommended planting period: October to February
- Growing location: Greenhouse, protected growing area or outdoor garden during mild weather
- Sunlight: Full sun during the cooler months
- Plant spacing: Approximately 30–45 cm when trained vertically
- Support: A tall, strong trellis is essential
- Container growing: One plant per container of at least 30–40 litres
- Soil: Fertile, organic-rich and well-drained
- Watering: Maintain steady moisture without waterlogging
- Harvesting: Harvest while fruits are straight, glossy and dark green
- Pollination: Generally not required for fruit development
- This variety performs poorly in extreme heat. For Kuwait, do not treat September planting like the more heat-adapted cucumber varieties; establish it under cooling or delay outdoor transplanting until temperatures become milder.
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