CUCUMBER 
Culture. Rich, moist, sandy loam soil is the best for 
growing cucumbers. The soil should be well fertilized 
with a good vegetable fertilizer applied at the rate of 
1200 lbs. per acre a week or ten days before planting; 
600 to 1000 lbs. is generally used as a side-dresser just 
before the plants start to run. Fall plantings are made 
in late August and in September. Spring planting in 
Florida begins early in January and continues through 
February. Plant in rows 5 to 6 feet apart, 6 inches 
apart in the row, and thin to 1 or 2 feet between every 
two plants in the row. Sometimes it is difficult to get 
a stand early if the ground is wet and cold, as the seed 
will rot before it germinates. Therefore seed should 
be treated with Spergon. 
If young plants are very badly damaged with frost 
or cold, it is best to plant over. When young plants 
are stunted they never make a normal crop and usually 
not much earlier than if they were planted over. A 
row of oats planted between every two rows of cu- 
cumbers makes a good windbreak, 
In isolated locations it is always desirable to provide 
a hive of bees in cucumber fields to ensure perfect 
pollination and a good set of fruits. The bees should not 
be placed in the field until the cucumbers begin to 
blossom, in order to provide food for the bees so they 
will remain in the cucumber fields. Without proper 
pollination the cucumbers are deformed, or at least 
a large percentage of bottlenecks and nubbins are pro- 
duced, and a small set of fruits develops. 
For the control of insects and diseases of cucumbers 
see page 54. To control angular leaf spot treat seed 
with a mercuric chloride. (See page 52.) The best con- 
trol for downy mildew, sometimes called “rust,” is 
Dithane D-14 spray or Dithane dust. (See page 54.) 
The most effective and safest control for aphids and 
some other cucumber insects is Isotox spray or Kilgram 
dust. (See page 54). 
For an earlier cucumber crop and a protection against 
beetles, use Hotkaps. (See page 75). 
In the garden plant 1 packet to 50 feet of row. 
Plant 2 pounds per acre. 
For dill to make cucumber pickles see Page 20. 
The number of days after each variety represents 
the time from seed planting to first picking under av- 
erage spring or fall conditions in Florida. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
MARKETER (Early Green Market). (50 days.) The lead- 
ing variety for yield and quality. Holds its dark green 
color much better than most varieties, when grown in 
late spring or early fall. It averages about 8 inches in 
length, and is especially desired by the eastern and 
southern markets where a medium size cucumber is 
preferred. It is particularly admired for the neat ap- 
pearance and uniformity of its many fruits, which are 
of an exceptionally rich, uniform, dark green color 
down to the blossom end. It seems to stand heat of late 
spring better than other varieties. Exceedingly prolific, 
throwing an exceptionally large number of female 
blossoms per plant. The fruits are exceptionally uni- 
form in size, shape and color, with practically no 
jumbos or oversize even when not harvested for sev- 
eral days. It will average over 90 per cent fancies. 
Buyers pay a premium for this cucumber, when other 
varieties go begging at lower prices. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; Y% lb. 65c; 1 lb. $2.25 
5 to 25 lbs. $2.15 per lb. 
SANTEE (Downy Mildew Resistant). (New dark green 
strain) (45 days.) Developed by Dr. W. C. Barnes of 
the South Carolina Experiment Station. Similar to 
Palmetto, but earlier and more prolific, and darker 
green color. Attractive cylindrical shape with blunt 
ends. Similar to but darker green than Cubit. Quite 
resistant to downy mildew. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; “%4 lb. 85c; 1 lb. $2.75 
5 to 25 lbs. $2.65 per lb. 
A field and typical fruits of Marketer (Early Green Market) Cucumbers at Fort Myers, Florida 
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