18 Cool Cucumber Varieties You Will Want To Grow
Compare these cucumber varieties disease resistance, regions, and other features to find the right one for you. Scan the photo gallery of cucumber varieties from major seed companies and take your picks.
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Analisa (Enza Zaden)
‘Analisa’ is a mini cucumber that is an open and generative crop. It produces two fruits per node, and possible to use for both highwire and traditional systems. The fruit quality is very consistent and has a beautiful color. The weight is between 90 to 130 grams and length is 5 to 6 inches (13 to 15 centimeters).
Disease package: HR: Ccu; IR: CMV, CVYV, Px, CGMMV
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Bristol (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Rupp Seeds)
‘Bristol’ is an early maturing slicer. A second generation hybrid that delivers an improved disease package. A high number of fancy fruit that allows the grower to potentially experience higher marketable yields. Matures in 54 days.
Disease package: A, ALS, CMV, PM, PRSV, Ccu, ZYMV, IR: DM,
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Brickyard (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Harris Seeds)
‘Brickyard’ is a standard slicer. It’s gynoecious and early maturing with a high yield potential for 8.25 inch fancy grade fruit. An exceptional disease resistance package and vigorous multi-virus resistance, ‘Brickyard’ embodies the next generation of downy mildew and multi-virus resistance. Adaptable across many growing regions. Matures in 50 to 53 days.
Disease package: HR: Ccu, WMV, ZYMV; IR: CMV, PRSV, Px, Co (1), Pcu, Psl, ALS, A, DM, PM
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Brown Russian (Seeds by Design)
‘Brown Russian’ cucumber has brown skin and white flesh. A crisp flavor with sugary high notes. The average length is 6- to 8-inches long. A unique,eye catcher at fresh market! Matures in 50 days.
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Bush Hog (Seeds by Design)
‘Bush Hog’ are small prickly cucumbers. Fun to have around at fresh market! Matures in 85 days.
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Dominator (HM Clause | Stokes Seeds Inc.)
‘Dominator’ is a dark-green slicing cucumber with exceptional size and shape. It’s dependable, widely adapted to all growing areas. It has outstanding quality, consistent production, and high yield, and it will dominate the market because it is that good. A Stokes exclusive!
Disease package: IR: Ccu, CMV, Co, Pcu, Psl, Px
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Espirit (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Stokes Seeds Inc.)
‘Espirit’, a pickling cucumber, has a medium-to-strong plant and offers a high yielding dark-green, blocky, concentrated fruit set. ‘Eureka’ style with improved disease resistance. Matures in 50 days.
Disease package: HR: Ccu, IR: Cca, CMV, Co: 1, Pcu, Psl, Px, WMV, ZYMV
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Gershwin (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
A parthenocarpic field cucumber for early harvest and heavy, concentrated fruit set. Plants are also gynoecious. Fruits will be completely seedless if ‘Gershwin’ is isolated from other cucumbers that produce male flowers. Exceptional fruit quality for pickling. Consistent size and shape with excellent flavor and crunch. Matures in 55 days.
Disease package: HR: Ccu, IR: Px
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GherKing F1 (Pan American Seed | Harris Seed)
Strong vigorous vines that spread 4 to 6 inches and produce good yields of dark-green pickles with white spines. The cylindrical fruit are bitter-free and perfect for pickling or eating fresh. ‘Gherking’ is self-pollinated, making it ideal for the greenhouse and high tunnel production. Parthenocarpic. Matures in 53 days.
Disease package: HR: Ccu,CMV; IR: PM,DM
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Marilisa (Enza Zaden)
A strong mini cucumber variety with an open plant architecture. Performs in high and low wire. High yielding and early multi fruited. High and stable fruit quality. Fruit length 13.5 to 14.5 centimeters (between 5 and 6 inches).
Disease package: HR: Ccu, Px, CGMMV; IR: CMV, CVYV
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Patio Snacker (PanAmerican Seed)
‘Patio Snacker’ slicing cucumber has a compact vining habit, but the plant is vigorous and continuously produces short branches filled with fruit. The cucumbers are medium-green skinned and moderately spined with good flavor, crunchy texture, and a non-bitter peel. Matures in 50 to 55 days.
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Raceway (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Rupp Seeds)
‘Raceway’ is a dark green slicing cucumber. It has uniform color on vigorous vines, and is good for late season planting. ‘Raceway’ will maintain its length where heat stress might be a factor. A high multi-virus resistance package. Matures in 54 days.
Disease package: A, ALS, CMV, DM, PM, PRSV, Ccu, WMV, ZYMV
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Qwerty (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
‘Qwerty’ is a prolific seedless cocktail cucumber for the greenhouse or tunnel. Expect big, daily harvests of uniform, dark-green fruit with a delicate crunch and sweet flavor for snacking. Generative plants consistently produce three fruits per node and require minimal pruning. Gynoecious and parthenocarpic. Matures in 50 days.
Disease package: HR: Ccu; IR: CMV, CVYV, PM
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Rubinstein RZ (Rijk Zwaan USA)
‘Rubinstein RZ’ is a European spined, seedless variety that has dark-green fruit, tender skin, and excellent interior quality. ‘Rubinstein RZ’ is ideal for hand harvest and excellent choice for fresh processing and salt fermentation. Parthenocarpic. Average 45-50 days until harvest (mid maturity), depending on region and season.
Disease package: HR: Ccu, Px (ex SF); IR: CMV
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Señor (US Agriseeds | Gowan Seed Company)
‘Señor’ is a hybrid slicing cucumber. It has short internodes and best for high yields using trellis production. Excellent disease package. Monoecious. Matures in 60 days.
Disease package: IR: Ccu, CMV, Co, Pcu, PRSV, Psl, WMV, ZYMV
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Southern Delight (Takii & Company, Ltd.)
A burpless, hybrid Japanese cucumber that has good texture and taste. ‘Southern Delight’ is glossy with deep-green skin and is 8.5- to 9-inches long. The fruit weighs 3 to 3.5 ounces . A monoecious flowering habit with a medium-high number of female flowers. A vigorous and high yielding variety. Matures in 50 to 60 days.
Disease package: R: DM, PM, T: Heat
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TSX CU203AS (SEEDWAY, LLC)
‘TSX CU203AS’ is an option for late season plantings with its strong vine habit and longer fruit length. The fruit are high quality, showing dark-green color and smooth skin. Predominantly female in flowering habit. Matures in 45 days.
Disease package: IR: Px, Pcu, Ccu, ZYMV, WMV, CMV, PRSV
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WS-7584 (Westar Seeds International, Inc. | Gowan Seed Company)
‘WS-7584’ is a hybrid slicing cucumber. It’s an early maturing, dark green, straight, and attractive fruit. A strong disease package (maintaining a healthy plant) for multiple harvests. An optimum yield of commercial quality fruit. Excellent field holding and post harvest quality. A gynoecious variety. Matures in 58 days.
Disease package: IR: Ccu, CMV, Pcu, PRSV, Psl, Px, WMV, ZYMV
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Analisa (Enza Zaden)
Bristol (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Rupp Seeds)
Brickyard (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Harris Seeds)
Brown Russian (Seeds by Design)
Bush Hog (Seeds by Design)
Dominator (HM Clause | Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Espirit (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Gershwin (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
GherKing F1 (Pan American Seed | Harris Seed)
Marilisa (Enza Zaden)
Patio Snacker (PanAmerican Seed)
Raceway (Seminis Vegetable Seeds | Rupp Seeds)
Qwerty (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Rubinstein RZ (Rijk Zwaan USA)
Señor (US Agriseeds | Gowan Seed Company)
Southern Delight (Takii & Company, Ltd.)
TSX CU203AS (SEEDWAY, LLC)
WS-7584 (Westar Seeds International, Inc. | Gowan Seed Company)
Disease Key
- A – Anthracnose
- ALS – Angular Leaf Spot
- Cca – Corynespora Blight and Target Leaf Spot Caused by Corynespora cassiicola
- Ccu – Scab and Gummosis Caused by Cladosporium cucumerinum
- Co – Anthracnose Caused by Colletotrichum orbiculare
- CMV – Cucumber Mosaic Virus
- CVYV – Cucumber Vein Yellowing Virus
- DM – Downy Mildew
- HR – High Resistance
- IR – Intermediate Resistance
- Pcu – Downy Mildew Caused by Pseudoperonospora cubensis
- PM – Powdery Mildew
- PRSV – Papaya Ringspot Virus
- Px – Powdery Mildew Caused by Sphaerotheca fuliginea
- S – Scab
- Sf – Powdery Mildew Caused by Sphaerotheca fuliginea
- TSP – Target Spot caused by fungus, Corynespora cassiicola
- WMV – Watermelon Mosaic Virus
- ZYMV – Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.