Cucumber 'Marketer'

Cucumis sativus

How to grow Cucumber 'Marketer'

  • Full Sun

  • High

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Marketer is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to ensure that temperatures are mild before moving outdoors. Marketer needs a soil ph of 5.5 to 6.8 (weakly acidic soil).

Growing Marketer from seed

Aim to sow 0.47 inches (1.2 cm) deep and try to ensure a gap of at least 11.7 inches (30.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 16°C / 61°F.

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

Transplanting Marketer

Marketer is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Marketer

This variety tends to mature and be ready for harvest in late spring.

Cucumber Marketer Etymology

Rare Geographic Heirloom cucumber from Connecticut. Parentage: Straight 8 x Vaughn. First released in 1942. 1

Marketer folklore & trivia

American cucumber, bred in 1942 by Associated Seed Growers, New Haven, Connecticut.

Other Names for Cucumber 'Marketer'

Heirloom Marketer, Cetriolo Marketer

Footnotes

1 http://cuke.hort.ncsu.edu/cucurbit/wehner/vegcult/cucumberjr.html