Cucumis, Bush Cucumber 'Spacemaster'

We had a long, wet, cool spring here in MT. I planted 8 seeds in one hill on May 1st and only 1 plant came up. That was too early to p...Read Morelant here. I figure the rest rotted in the ground. I re-planted in early June. Now I have 3 small plants and the one original plant after thinning out the weakest 4. They have grown only about 20% as much as the large green zuccinni next to them. However, the original plant is beginning to form blossoms, and is only about 1' tall and 1' wide! Still hoping to get some production out of them. So far, I have learned they do not like soil below 60 F, and they have grown slowly for me. My soil is a sandy loam with potting soil mixed in. They are in full sun and I water regularly and fertilize about every 10 days with Miracle Grow vegetable fertilizer mixed in with my garden feeder. Also, I spray for bugs about 5 times per year with a vegetable-rated pesticide.

Post from Keremeos, BC, Canada - This is the only variety I've grown in my garden for the last 5 years. We've had cool wet springs, hot i...Read Moren May (plus 80's) and so cool in July the tomatoes haven't set . . . but this variety comes through it all! (Did I mention the heavy smoke from forest fires in August?) A great slicer at 6-7 inches. I plant mine in hills, fertilize with 14-14-14 slow release and mulch with chopped straw. This year we were still picking cucs at the end of September with no powdery mildew. Two green thumbs up!!

Grows very quickly and produces an abundant amount of produce. Additionally, the cucumbers are a thin skinned variety!

I love this little cuc. I grow it almost as much for looks as for eating. Let me say, though, that I grow them in a container that is p...Read Morerobably much too small and I don't get the 7-8" fruit that someone mentioned below. Mine grow to about 4-5" but the plant makes a ton of them. I have had powdery mildew problems with one once, but cured it fairly easily with neem. I think the fruit is very tasty - not quite as delightful as the Japanese straight long that I grow in the vegetable bed but better than some of your usual types (slicemaster, etc). The plant is great in hanging baskets and windowboxes, from an edible landscaping point of view.