Slice More Cucumber is a vining cucumber that delivers consistent harvests of firm, uniformly green slicers ready for the table in just 62 days. This cultivar thrives in full sun with moderate water and moderate soil fertility, producing the classic 6-8 inch cucumbers that slip cleanly into salads and cold glasses on hot summer afternoons. Plant it 4 inches apart with 3 inches between rows, and the name becomes prophetic: regular harvesting keeps the vine productive through the season, rewarding attentive gardeners with an abundance of harvest.
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Slice More lives up to its name through a simple truth: consistent, frequent picking keeps plants flowering and fruiting long past when most cucumber vines tire out. The 62-day timeline means you'll be harvesting by midsummer, and the vining habit makes trellising natural, saving garden space while keeping fruit clean and straight. Most important, removing fruit regularly prevents the plant from maturing seeds and shutting down production, so disciplined harvesting transforms this into a genuine productivity machine rather than just another cucumber vine.
Slice More produces the standard slicing cucumber, firm and uniformly green at 6-8 inches long, perfect for fresh eating in salads, sliced cold with vinegar and herbs, or served alongside summer meals. The consistent sizing and clean picking make it equally suited to regular kitchen use and preservation; while these fruits are slicing types rather than pickling varieties, the uniform shape and firm texture work well if you choose to pickle smaller specimens before they reach full size.
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Direct sow after the last frost date when soil has warmed. Days to maturity are calculated from the date of direct seeding.
Harvest Slice More cucumbers when they reach 6-8 inches long and are firm and uniformly green. Begin checking plants regularly once fruit sets, as cucumbers mature quickly in warm weather and can become oversized within days. Use a sharp knife or garden shears to sever the fruit from the vine rather than pulling, which can damage tender vines and disrupt flower production. Harvest every few days during peak season to keep plants flowering and productive; allowing mature cucumbers to linger on the vine signals the plant to stop producing new flowers. Remove any very large cucumbers that have already developed seeds, as their presence on the vine accelerates the plant's transition to the end of its productive season.
As a vining variety, Slice More benefits from vertical support on a trellis or stake system. Train the main vine up the support and allow side shoots to develop along the trellis; this orientation improves air circulation and makes harvesting straightforward. Remove any leaves that shade developing fruit once the vine is established on its support, but avoid excessive defoliation that would expose fruit to sunscald.
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