Beit Alpha Cucumber
Beit Alpha Cucumber
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Ships from St. Clair, MI, shipping is the maker's own rate, shown at checkout.
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Beit Alpha, also known as the Middle Eastern cucumber, is a sweet, spineless heirloom cultivated in Israel. Smooth skin and a thin, tender peel make for enjoyable eating and easy harvesting, and as a parthenocarpic variety it produces fruit without pollination. Ideal picking size is around 5 to 6 inches.
At a glance
- Variety: Beit Alpha Cucumber
- Type: Heirloom, non-GMO
- Origin: Israel
- Fruit: Spineless, smooth, best at 5 to 6 inches
- Trait: Parthenocarpic, sets fruit without pollination
- Sun: Full sun
Best for
- Fresh eating and snacking
- Salads
- Greenhouse and indoor growing
- Burpless, thin-skinned harvests
- Trellised gardens
How to grow
Direct sow after the last frost once soil has warmed, in full sun, or grow in a greenhouse where its parthenocarpic habit shines. Provide a trellis and keep evenly watered. Harvest at 5 to 6 inches for the sweetest, crispest fruit.
Flavor profile
Sweet, crisp, and mild with thin skin, refreshing and never bitter.
About MIgardener
MIgardener is a Michigan-based company known for affordable heirloom seeds that help home gardeners grow more food from every packet.
- Packed and shipped by the maker, never a warehouse
- Mix any makers in one cart, one checkout, no account
- Perishables go out Monday to Wednesday in insulated packaging
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