{"product_id":"cucumber-lebanese","title":"Cucumber Lebanese","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCucumber Lebanese is one of the most popular cucumbers for New Zealand home gardens, and it is easy to see why. Bred for outdoor and field growing, it crops prolifically, producing smooth-skinned, dark green fruit with thin, edible skin, crisp flesh and minimal seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThat thin skin and low seed count make Lebanese cucumbers especially easy eating, sliced straight into a salad or eaten fresh off the vine without any need to peel. It is an open-pollinated variety, so if you want to save your own seed from the best fruit each season, this one gives you that option.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLebanese cucumbers are also refreshingly flexible in how you grow them. Left to ramble, the vines will sprawl across the ground, or you can train them up a trellis or netting to save space and keep the fruit clean and easy to spot. Either way works well, so the choice comes down to how much room you have available.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAs a tender annual, it needs warm soil and settled conditions to get started, so patience with sowing timing pays off. Once established in a sunny position with reliable moisture, a single plant can keep a household in cucumbers right through summer, which is exactly what has made this variety such a long-standing favourite.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSowing and Growing Cucumber Lebanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSow from September to November, either direct into warm soil or raised undercover for later transplanting. Aim for a soil temperature of 20-30°C, with germination typically taking 6-10 days. Once frosts have finished and seedlings are established, plant out into a warm, sunny position, spacing plants 45cm apart within the row and 90cm between rows, or closer if training vines vertically on a support.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvesting Cucumber Lebanese\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit is ready 50-70 days from transplanting. Pick regularly once cropping begins, taking fruit while still young and glossy for the best flavour and texture. Frequent harvesting encourages the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kings Seeds NZ","offers":[{"title":"30 seeds","offer_id":48958263460148,"sku":"V8429.pkt","price":4.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0729\/0555\/6276\/files\/V8429-W.png?v=1785386391","url":"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/cucumber-lebanese","provider":"Kings Seeds NZ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}