What is a muncher cucumber?

Slicing Cucumbers. The Muncher cucumber is a favorite low acid slicer that is very prolific and tender. This cucumber plant variety produces a smooth nearly spineless, medium green cucumber that is crisp and delicious. Muncher can be pickled when young or eaten fresh when it reach 8-10" long and 2-3" wide.

How big does a muncher cucumber plant get?

Delicious, burpless, and never bitter. The heavy yields of Muncher also pickle well at about the 4” size. It will reach 9” at full maturity.

Is Muncher cucumber a hybrid?

Muncher Cucumber - Heirloom, Open-Pollinated, non-Hybrid Victory Seeds® 'Muncher' cucumber.

Are Muncher cucumbers climbers?

Produces abundantly on strong vigorous vines. For pickling, harvest at 4 to 6 inches long.

What does a muncher cucumber look like?

These cucumbers produce large, uniformly sized fruits which are traditionally preserved by pickling them. They tend to be shorter and thicker than slicing cucumbers, with a bumpy exterior and white spines. They are a fast growing crop under good growing conditions.

Tips and Ideas on How-to Direct Sow Muncher Cucumbers in Your Garden!

Are Muncher cucumbers good?

Without insects, the vines produce seedless fruits that remain tender and tasty for longer. This tender, dual-purpose variety makes great pickles and is excellent for fresh eating right out of the garden! Nearly spineless fruit mature at 6 to 8 inches long and plump to 3 inches wide.

Do Muncher cucumbers need a trellis?

In full sun, sow a few seeds over a hill 12" tall and 2' across with well-drained soil. For smaller gardens, plant alongside a fence or trellis. When plants are 2" tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Plant at 3 week intervals up to midsummer for fresh cucumbers all season.

What makes a cucumber Burpless?

Burpless cucumbers are cucumbers bred with no or reduced levels of cucurbitacin. This reduces bitterness and reportedly the likelihood of burping. What is this? Cucurbitacin is highest on the skin and stem of the cucumber fruit.

How do you grow 8 cucumbers straight?

Is Muncher cucumber an heirloom?

This Muncher Cucumber seed is heirloom and Non-GMO. This is a high producer and will fill your baskets with beautiful dark green fruit. Disease resistant and easy to grow, the Muncher is an obvious pick for your garden this season.

What is national pickling cucumber?

National Pickling Cucumber is the standard pickling cucumber variety developed by the National Pickle Packers Association. An heirloom that's crisp, crunchy and productive for many harvests. Seed garden label included in seed pack. Cucumis sativus. 60 days to maturity.

What is a cucumber trellis?

A cucumber trellis can be anywhere between 3-6 feet tall. Unlike pole beans which can reach the clouds, cucumbers are relatively small and well behaved vines. We find it helpful to train the cucumber plants by tying the stems loosely up the trellis with small pieces of jute twine or string as they grow.

Can Muncher cucumbers be pickled?

The Muncher cucumber is a favorite low acid slicer that is very prolific and tender. This cucumber plant variety produces a smooth nearly spineless, medium green cucumber that is crisp and delicious. Muncher can be pickled when young or eaten fresh when it reach 8-10" long and 2-3" wide.

What is Beit Alpha cucumber?

An exceptionally sweet cucumber that is usually picked when small and does not need peeling as the skin is very tender. This variety is very popular in the Mediterranean, having been developed in Israel at a kibbutz farm, and it is now becoming popular with Americans.

How many cucumbers do you get per plant?

Cucumber Production

If you plant cucumbers for slicing and eating fresh, plan on growing about 2 to 3 plants per person in your household; healthy plants generally grow 10, 6-ounce cucumbers per plant. Heirloom cucumber varieties generally produce less fruit, which is about 2 to 3 pounds of fruit per healthy plant.

What is the best cucumber for pickling?

When it comes to delicious pickling cucumber varieties, the Boston Pickling cucumber is near the top of the list! A seedless cucumber, this heirloom variety has incredible flavor and crispness.

Which cucumbers are heirloom?

What is the best variety of cucumber?

Why do you burp up cucumbers?

Apparently, the burps are caused by "toxic" compounds found in the flesh of cucumbers. These compounds, known as cucurbitacins, are what cause the bitter taste as well. "Burpless" cucumbers have been cultivated to have less cucurbitacins.

Are there cucumbers that don't make you burp?

Purchase new hybrid varieties of cucumber seeds. These seeds are often labeled as "burpless." These hybrids tend to be much less bitter. Use the Asian varieties of the burpless hybrid seeds instead of American types if available. Asian cucumbers are significantly less "burpy" than any type of American cucumbers.

How do you grow mini muncher cucumbers?

Cucumbers need a rich soil that does not dry out, and has a pH of above 6.5. Seeds sprout readily at soil temperatures of 20 degrees. Cucumbers thrive when grown up a trellis or teepee. Choose a well ventilated, sunny spot for your cucumbers, as they are prone to moulds and mildew in humid, still weather.

How do you direct seed a cucumber?

The preferred method of cucumber planting is direct seeding in the garden after the soil has warmed as the seeds will not germinate in a soil chillier than 60 degrees. Just push two or three cucumber seeds an inch into the soil, spacing the plantings 18 to 36 inches apart.

How do you grow Green Dragon cucumbers?

In full sun, sow a few Green Dragon Cucumber seeds over a hill made of well-drained soil 12" tall and 2' across. For smaller gardens, plant alongside a fence or trellis. When plants are 2" tall, thin to 3 plants per hill. Plant at 3 week intervals up to midsummer for fresh cucumbers all season.

What is the tastiest cucumber?

The best-tasting cucumbers are those that are slicing cucumbers. English cucumbers don't have the bitter chemical cucurbitacin that some cucumbers have. They also have higher natural sugar content, making them sweeter. The lack of seeds and thinner skin also English cucumbers more enjoyable to eat.

Can you pickle Mini Munch cucumbers?

They make great pickles, too, if you can manage to save some for the kitchen instead of eating them straight off the vine. Miniature cucumbers are just a few inches long at maturity, and most are only an inch or so wide.