Snack Cucumber
Salt and Pepper Cucumber is an organic white-skinned pickling cucumber with a compact bush growth habit that reaches harvest in just 49 days from transplants. This open-pollinated variety combines practical disease resistance with the quick productivity that makes it ideal for gardeners seeking abundant pickles without waiting months. Its distinctive pale skin and reliable powdery mildew resistance make it a smart choice for regions prone to fungal pressure.
12-18 inches apart
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Moderate
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What sets Salt and Pepper Cucumber apart is its efficiency paired with disease resilience. The white skin signals a heritage pickling type with inherent reliability, while powdery mildew resistance protects your crop when weather favors fungal problems. The remarkably short 49-day harvest window means you'll be picking daily within seven weeks of transplanting, turning a compact bush into a productive machine. This combination of speed, resistance, and heirloom genetics makes it the kind of variety worth returning to year after year.
Salt and Pepper Cucumber excels as a pickling variety, with white-skinned fruit naturally suited to brining and fermentation. The compact bush form makes it perfect for containers and small spaces where you need reliable pickle production without sprawling vines consuming your garden.
Sow seeds indoors in 50-cell plug trays with 1–2 seeds per cell, 3–4 weeks before your intended transplanting date. Maintain temperatures above 70°F (21°C) during the day and no lower than 60°F (16°C) at night to promote strong germination and seedling growth.
Transplant outdoors when both soil and air temperatures have warmed sufficiently and frost danger has completely passed. Plant 12 inches apart in rows 5–6 feet apart, and take care not to disturb or damage roots during transplanting, as cucumbers are sensitive to root disturbance.
Once fruit bearing begins, pick cucumbers daily rather than waiting for them to fully mature. Daily harvesting encourages the plant to continue flowering and setting new fruit, maximizing your overall yield from the compact bush.
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