Snow's Fancy Pickling Cucumber

Cucumis sativus | SKU: 0618A

Historic Variety


$3.25 to $44.00
  • Organic
  • Dark green skin
  • Slender fruits grow to 5 inches
  • Thin flesh
  • 50-60 days
  • ±1,000 seeds/oz
$3.25 to $44.00

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(aka Snow’s Pickling) Selected from Chicago Pickling by J. C. Snow of the famous Snow Pickle Farm in Rockford, IL. Listed circa 1905 by Vaughan Seed House of Chicago. Once a very popular small pickle, can still be used to make fancy pickles today. Dark green, short and slender (5" long by 1½" wide), thin flesh. 50-60 days. ±1,000 seeds/oz.

Direct Seed: 1" Deep

Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds

Thin: To 3-4 Plants

Light: Full Sun

Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after the last frost when soil is warm. Space hills 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 2-4 weeks before the last frost for an earlier harvest. Cucumbers benefit from consistent moisture. Provide support for vines to save space.