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Tasty Emperor F1 Cucumber Seeds – Parthenocarpic Japanese Long Variety
Cucumis sativus
Listing is for 1 packet of minimum 15 seeds
Check out my how to grow cucumbers from seed to harvest: https://youtu.be/_aj19Mv2Lsg
Tasty Emperor F1 is a premium Japanese-style cucumber known for its slender shape, thin skin, crisp texture, and outstanding fresh flavor. This early, high-yielding hybrid produces smooth, dark green fruits that grow 8–9 inches long and stay tender without bitterness. Tasty Emperor is parthenocarpic, meaning it sets fruit without pollination — a huge benefit for greenhouse growing, indoor gardens, low-pollinator areas, or extreme weather conditions when pollination can be unreliable. The vigorous plants produce steadily over a long season and show resistance to target leaf spot, helping maintain plant health and productivity. With their crisp, crunchy flesh and thin skin (no peeling required), these cucumbers are perfect for fresh eating, slicing, salads, and light pickling. For best results, grow in full sun with rich, well-draining soil, provide consistent watering, and trellis vertically to improve airflow and keep fruits straight and clean.
Ideal Growing Conditions
Sun: Full Sun
Water: Keep soil consistenly moist but not waterlogged
Fertilizer: Cucumbers benefit from regular fertilizer. Use an all purpose organic granular fertilizer like Espoma Garden Tone, so you can fertilize in small amounts, about 1/4 cup every 7 to 10 days. You can easily burn plants if fertilizing this often with a synthetic fertilizer, thus why I recommend organic. Keeping nutrients consistent, makes the plant grow lots of new healthy green growth to outpace all the growth that is catching diseases.
When & How To Sow Seeds: For a spring crop: direct sow seeds after your last spring frost date. For a fall crop: direct sow seeds at the end of summer. Use square foot gardening guidelines to grow 2 cucumber plants per square foot. Or dig a shallow trench right under a vertical trellis structure, sprinkle in the seeds, and cover with about 1/2 inch of soil. You can sow cucumber seeds pretty densely. Keep the soil moist for better germination. If you have multiple rows, space them with 3-4FT in-between for better airflow. Or you can sow seeds indoors, 6-8 weeks before your target date of transplanting into the garden. Use a 4inch pot or a solo cup with holes cut out of the bottom for drainage. Fill with seed starting mix. Sow 2-3 seeds per container.
Germination: 7-14 days
Days To Maturity: 65-75 days after direct sowing the seed
How & When To Harvest: Harvest when cucumbers are still all green and plump, before they start turning yellow. Try to harvest before the cucumbers get over 8-10 inches long for the best flavor and texture.
Common Diseases: Cucumbers get a lot of leaf diseases caused by pathogens like molds, fungus spores, bacteria etc.... It is very common, so dont worry. Spray with 1 cup of hydrogen peroxide per gallon of water to clean and disinfect. Repeat every 5 days or so as a preventative, or until you notice the spread of the disease has stopped.
Common Pests: Critters like rabbits love to munch on newly germinated seedlings, so protection from small animals might be required. If you notice the leaves are chewed up and there are small black, green, or orange balls, worms/caterpillars are chewing up the plants. Spray with BT or spinosad to treat for the worms.
Do I have a YouTube video tutorial on how to grow this? YES
Watch it here: https://youtu.be/_aj19Mv2Lsg
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