Cucumber Biet Alpha

A smooth-skinned Lebanese variety which will bear many 15cm longA smooth-skinned Lebanese variety which will bear many 15cm longfruits under good growing conditions.Cucumbers can be grown in most areas of Australia but are particularlysuited to warmer and tropical areas where they can be grown all yearround. In cooler districts it will be necessary to wait until the dangerof frosts has passed.The best way to grow cucumbers is to create raised hills about 1.2mapart by digging in copious amounts of compost and stable manure andapplying a dressing of complete fertiliser at a rate of 60g to each hill. Place3 seeds on each hill and when the resulting seedlings have 3 or 4 leavesnip out the growing top of each leader to make the plants more bushy.Water plants by forming a saucer in each hill rather than using overheadsprinklers.CUCUMBER

CAUTION: TREATED WITH THIRAM