Cucumber, Yoghurt and Mint Soup, Chilled
This is a refreshing soup for a hot day, a modification of cucumber and mint raita. Serves 4 Chop or coarsely grate 1/4th of the cucumber and keep aside for garnish. Place the remaining 3/4th of the cucumber yoghurt, half the mint leaves, salt, ... [... more]
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Growing cucumbers
If you enjoy the taste of fresh cucumber, sow some seeds in spring for a summer-long supply. Here's our guide to growing your own. In mid-spring sow two seeds on their sides, 2cm (1.7in) deep, in a 7.5cm (3in) pot filled with seed compost (do ... [... more]
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SOW RIDGE CUCUMBER SEEDS
Sowing cucmber seed made easy with our advice, hints and tips and a whole pile of advice. Ridge (outdoor) cucumbers will grow in most well-drained soil but they do not like acid soils. Prepare the soil a month or sow before sowing or planting by ... [... more]
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How to Grow Ridge Cucumbers
Growing ridge cucumbers is made simple with our advice and pictures. Growing cucumbers is slightly more complicated compared to some other vegetables, to say otherwise would not be telling the truth. However, the whole subject is made ... [... more]
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Glasshouse Plant Collection x 5 Plants
 Every day is a good day to eat home grown vegetables and this collection will have you getting creative in the kitchen. Cucumber Passandra produces a plentiful crop of top quality fruits which are smooth dark green 15cm (6") long and can be picke [... more]
£8.00
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Herb Borage Seeds
A beautiful upright herb with rough leaves covered with silvery hairs and most attractive celestial blue flowers. Beloved by bees it has a cucumber like flavour. Chopped leaves make a healthy soup or young leaves can be dipped in batter and lightly fried [... more]
£1.89
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Cucumber Burpless Tasty Green Seeds
The flavour is superb crisp and delicious - anyone can eat them and they are very easy to grow. Sow in mid spring 1cm (1/2in) deep in 8cm (3in) pots of moist compost. Germination usually takes 7-10 days at 21-24C (70-75F). Gradually acclimatise the plants [... more]
£1.99
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Pest and disease of ridge (outdoor) cucumbers - page 4
Ridge (outdoor) cucumber plants are marginally less prone to disease compared to cucumbers grown in greenhouses. The main pests and diseases are shown below. Where a pest / disease is underlined below, click on the link for much more detailed ... [... more]
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Cucumber Cucino F1 Hybrid Seeds
These little cucino cucumbers can be eaten straight from the plant without any peeling.Crisp and flavoursome the fruit is produced prolifically throughout the season indoors or in a sheltered position outdoors. These prefer a moist and well-drainin [... more]
£3.99
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Cucumber Salad-Hungarian
Mix vinegar, water, sugar, paprika, white pepper and garlic in a small jar and set aside. Squeeze liquid from cucumber slices a few at a time, by pressing between your palms. Discard liquid. Place in a bowl. Add vinegar mixture from step 2, green ... [... more]
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How to prune and care for ridge (outdoor) cucumbers - page 3
Cucumber plants will produce too much leafy growth at the expense of fruit if they are not pruned. When the plant has produced six sets of leaves on the main stem pinch out the growing tip with your finger nails or secateurs. This will encourage ... [... more]
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Cucumber salad
1. Slice the cucumber with a mandolin or as thin as possible using a knife. 2. Place in a mixing bowl. Add the other ingredients and stir well to combine. handful of mint, shredded Serve cold. 1/2 cucumber [... more]
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