A & C Pickling Cucumber
Historic Variety
- Organic
- Uniform, 10 inch fruits
- Very productive
- 50-55 days
- ±1,100 seeds/oz
Item Details
Also known as Ace. Uniformly straight 10" fruits hold their dark-green color for a long time. Very productive and a good choice for pickling, as the name suggests. Excellent variety for home or market gardens. Best picked when 4-6" long. Introduced in 1928 by Abbott & Cobb of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 50-55 days. ±1,100 seeds/oz.
Learn to Grow A & C Pickling Cucumber
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
Instructions - When growing plants on a trellis, space seed 6-8" apart and thin plants as necessary; train plants to climb the trellis with an initial guidance. Alternatively, make 12" hills at least 6' apart. Plant 6-8 cucumber seeds per hill 1" deep. After germination, thin to 3-4 plants per hill. Can also be started indoors 2-4 weeks before last frost. Cucumbers benefit from steady moisture.
Ratings & Reviews
3 reviews
Perfect for pickling
by Allison
Best pickles
Great for slicing and pickling!
by Kyle
Have been growing these for a few years now and my family and I absolutely love them! Great flavor when sliced and excellent for pickling.
Make Great pickles
by Erma Dee
These make excellant dill pickles either as whole.halfs,spears or slices. I grow them on a bean tower or string trellis. Production is good to plentiful.