Description
Beit Alpha is a no need to peel variety with its very tender, sweet skin. There is no bitterness to this one. Deliciously sweet and crunchy, this cucumber can be used or salads and for pickling. Very easy grower, handling greenhouse production like a champ. Harvest ready from 45 to 55 days.
LATINE NAME
CUCUMIS SATIVUS
DAYS TO MATURITY
52 DAYS
LIFE CYCLE
ANNAUL
HYBRID STATUS
HYBRID (F1)
GROWING INFORMATION
CULTURE: Requires warm, well-drained soil high in fertility, with a pH of 6–6.8. Consistent, adequate irrigation is needed to produce an abundant crop. Cucumbers are very sensitive to cold. Make sure both soil and air temperatures have warmed prior to planting. Using plastic mulch and row covers will greatly enhance the vigor and potential yields of cucumbers by providing warmth and insect protection. For greenhouse or high tunnel production the use of and varieties is highly recommended.
DAYS TO MATURITY: From direct seeding; subtract about 10 days for days to maturity from transplanting.
TRANSPLANTING: Sow indoors in 50-cell plug trays, 1–2 seeds/cell, 3–4 weeks before transplanting.
DIRECT SEEDING: grow when the weather is not hot around the end of Septemper
AVG. DIRECT SEEDING RATE: 30 seeds/15', 100 seeds/50', 250 seeds/125', 500 seeds/250', 1,000 seeds/500', 15M/acre at 2 seeds/ft. in rows 6' apart.
HARVEST: Once fruit bearing begins, pick daily.
POST HARVEST: Hold cucumbers at 45–50°F (7–10°C) and 90% relative humidity for up to 2 weeks.
NOTE: If parthenocarpic cucumbers cross-pollinate with other cucumbers, they will yield seeded fruits. Generally, seedless types are grown separately in greenhouses or hoophouses with insect screens installed to prevent cross-pollination of seeded and seedless varieties.
