Cucumber, Morden Early Pickling (Organic)
Cucumis sativus. Pickling. 45-50 days.
Very early and productive pickling type cucumber. Compact vines are good for container production or those with limited space. Quickly produces lots of fruit, which are great for pickles when small but also delicious sliced and eaten fresh. Fruit have the classic pickle appearance: dark green with soft white spines and some slight ridges. Plants are cold weather tolerant, great for northern and short season areas. Introduced in 1956 by the Morden Research Station in Morden, Manitoba, Canada.
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Sow indoors in 2” pots with good potting soil May to mid June. Two weeks after sprouting, transplant to 2′ spacing in 6′ rows. May also be direct sown when soil is warm. Young cucumber plants benefit from floating row cover to protect them from insects and frost.
Seed Saving
To save seed, scoop out seeds when the fruit is bloated like a yellow blimp. Leave in bucket and allow to ferment for a few days. Rinse and let seeds dry. Winnow to clean further if needed. Isolate from other varieties of the same species by at least ½ mile.
Sylvia (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
Morden Early is my favorite not only because this one is truly early. This cuke tastes just awesome, I love to just sit in the field and crunch a few. They never make it into the kitchen 🙂 This also is a very robust cucumber, we had no problems with disease and besides early it produces also late in the season. Yields are very good too. I love that little cuke!
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