Marketmore Cucumber is a reliable slicing cucumber bred for the fresh market, producing abundant harvests in just 60 days. This frost-tender annual thrives across hardiness zones 3 through 12, making it accessible to gardeners nearly everywhere in North America. With moderate water needs and a preference for full sun in neutral to slightly acidic soil (pH 6.0, 7.0), Marketmore delivers consistent yields when given proper spacing and warmth.
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Marketmore was developed specifically for commercial growers and backyard gardeners who want dependable production without fuss. Its 60-day maturity means you'll be harvesting fresh cucumbers well before the season ends, and the plant's vigor ensures continuous production through summer. The variety's name itself reflects its market-garden heritage, bred to meet the exacting standards of produce buyers.
Marketmore excels as a fresh slicing cucumber for salads, sandwiches, and raw eating. Its market-garden breeding makes it equally at home in a commercial field or a home vegetable patch where consistent, quality production matters.
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Start seeds indoors 2 to 4 weeks before your average last frost date in biodegradable pots, as cucumbers are sensitive to root disturbance. Sow seeds ½ inch deep and maintain soil temperature around 60, 70°F for germination.
Transplant seedlings outdoors 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, once soil temperature is at least 60°F (ideally 70, 90°F). Space plants 36 inches apart to give vines room to spread.
Direct sow seeds outdoors 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date when soil temperature reaches at least 60°F. Sow seeds ½ inch deep, spacing them generously, then thin seedlings to 1 plant every 12 inches when they develop 3 true leaves.
Pick cucumbers when they reach a firm, crisp texture and full mature size. Harvest regularly and frequently; the more you pick, the more the plant will produce. Left-over mature fruit on the vine signals the plant to stop flowering and slow production, so remove any oversized or yellowing cucumbers promptly.
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