Seeds for mini cucumber or snack cucumber:

Snack cucumbers are smaller versions of traditional cucumbers - designed to be the perfect size for snacking. They are fresh, healthy and delicious, and as their name suggests, they are the perfect healthy alternative for on-the-go, to enjoy at any time of day, or to share.

Classic cucumber seeds:

Mouse melon seeds :

What looks like a grape-sized watermelon is actually called a mouse melon, but is not actually a cucumber at all? Due to its taste and cultivation, mouse melons are considered part of the cucumber family.

When to plant out your self-sown cucumber?

Once they have four true leaves, you can plant the young plants in their final growing location once the danger of late frost has passed. Harden off the cucumber plants for a few days first.

It is very important to make sure that the cucumber plant does not get big temperature fluctuations or uneven watering. Sudden changes will "check" a cucumber plant and slow its progress. It can also cause you to get bitter cucumber.

Cucumbers like good nutrition. Add a slow release granule for fruit crops during your soil preparation and as soon as flowers form, give regular liquid nutrition to get a strong healthy plant.