Cucumber 'Burpless'

Cucumis sativus

How to grow Cucumber 'Burpless'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Burpless is thought of as tender, so it is really important to plant out well after your last frost date. Try to keep the ph of your soil between the range of 5.5 and 6.8 as Burpless likes to be in weakly acidic soil.

Growing Burpless from seed

Sow at a depth of approx. 0.47 inches (1.2 cm) and aim for a distance of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm) between Cucumber plants. Soil temperature should be kept higher than 16°C / 61°F to ensure good germination.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Burpless about 14 days after your last frost date.

Transplanting Burpless

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Burpless is a tender plant.

Harvesting Burpless

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by late spring.

Cucumber Burpless Etymology

Named “Burpless” as it is said to cause less gas then regular cucumbers.1

Burpless folklore & trivia

In Asia they are not marketed as ‘burpless’.1

Fruit and leaves are used medicinally.1

Other Names for Cucumber 'Burpless'

Oriental Trellis Cucumber

Footnotes

1 “NC University-What are burpless cucumbers? PDF”;http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/articles/art090.pdf

2 Plants For A Future