and we save these seeds each year. Often
we have some extra and when that happens we are pleased to offer them to other
health conscious gardeners and this year we have only 5 packages to sell.
Special Dark Green) was introduced around 1910 by the Jerome B. Rice Seed
Company of Cambridge, New York.
Originated with George Starr of Royal Oak, Michigan,
who discovered it in a crop of Davis Perfect (now extinct). Fruits measure
8″ long. 55-60 days.
frost when soil is warm. Space hills 6′ apart in all directions. This cucumber
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.
proceeds go to St. Jude Children’s Research
Hospital.