Ball Seed 2027-2028 Seed & Plugs catalog

Lemon Cucumber

Mexican Sour Gherkin Cucumber

Mini-Me Cucumber

Suggested Planting Use

SLICING CUCUMBER

Days Type Length

Spacemaster This compact cucumber is ideal for containers or hanging baskets. Its short, hardy vines produce slender, dark green fruits. It is prolific and great in salads or plain. Disease resistance to cucumber mosaic virus and scab. Straight Eight Named for its perfectly straight, 8-in. (20-cm) long fruit, this slicing cucumber has long been prized for its high quality and flavor, and its even, deep green color. Tasty Green F 1 Smooth, dark green fruit. Very compact and productive Japanese-type. High resistance to septoria leaf spot; intermediate resistance to downy mildew. Telegraph Produces excellent yields of 15 to 18-in. (38 to 46-cm) long, dark green, burpless cucumbers that stay crisp and fresher longer than other varieties.

56

M 8 in.

(20 cm)

63

M 7-8 in.

(18-20 cm)

60

M 9 in.

(23 cm)

60

M 10-18 in.

(25-46 cm)

Suggested Planting Use

SPECIALTY CUCUMBER

Days Type Length

Telegraph Cucumber

Armenian Heirloom variety. Heavily ribbed, light green-skinned fruit grows straight when trellised, but will twist into unusual shapes if grown on the ground. Green Light F 1 An excellent mini cucumber with high yields of attractive fruit, earlier maturity and superior eating quality. Grow on stakes or poles for a productive, easy-to-harvest vertical garden that will yield 40 or more spineless fruits per plant. All-America Selections Winner.

60

M 12-18 in.

(30-46 cm)

37-42 G

3.5 in. (9 cm)

Lemon Crunchy, round, yellowish-green fruit have non-bitter skin and are about the size of a small lemon. Great for fresh eating or pickling. Mexican Sour Gherkin Also known as Cucamelon and Mouse Melon. Native to Central America and Mexico, it features vigorous vining plants loaded with 1-in. (3-cm) miniature watermelon-like fruits that are sweet and almost salty. Mini-Me F 1 Plants are parthenocarpic and extremely productive; 2-5 uniform, delicious, snack-sized Persian cucumbers per node. Pick when small for crisp, shiny fruit with excellent appearance and flavor. Intermediate resistance to cucumber mosaic virus, downy mildew and powdery mildew.

60-65 M 3 in. (8 cm) 60-70 M 1-1.5 in. (3-4 cm)

45

M 3-3.5 in. (8-9 cm)

Quick Snack Mini Cucumber

EDIBLE POTTED PLANTS

A PanAmerican Seed ® Product The Kitchen Minis™ collection includes potted vegetable plants consumers can grow inside on a sunny windowsill or counter without a garden!

Suggested Planting Use

Size

Color

SPECIALTY CUCUMBER

Quick Snack F 1 Plants benefit from being trellised to keep upright and pinched when plant reaches top of trellis. Produces handfuls of small, cocktail- sized cucumbers over a few weeks. Parthenocarpic variety will set fruit without a pollinator! For best flavor, pick when fruit is 1.5 to 3.5 in. (4 to 9 cm) long.

1.5-2.5 in. (4-6 cm)

Dark green

Suggested Planting Use

Height

HERB BASIL

Bonsai A compact, quick, uniform, fine-leaf Greek basil. Smaller leaves mean no chopping is required for use in recipes. It is also the first herb addition to the Kitchen Minis™ line, diversifying the product assortment.

6-12 in. (15-30 cm)

Bonsai Basil

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EDIBLE POTTED PLANTS

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