Beth Alpha Cucumbers
Beth Alpha is a cucumber variety that produces light to dark green, small cucumbers. Beth Alpha thick cucumbers are best picked when they are 12 to 15 cm long. This is when they taste their best. Cucumber Beth Alpha is a very healthy vegetable containing B1, B2, B6, B11 and vitamin C, among others. Cucumber Beth Alpha also contains minerals such as potassium, calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, copper and zinc. There is also dietary fibre in cucumber and few calories. Cucumber Beth Alpha is also a versatile vegetable that can be boiled, baked, stewed, steamed, grilled and used in casseroles. Beth Alpha is also delicious in a fresh, cold or hot cucumber soup, in salads, as a dip vegetable and as a sandwich filling. Beth Alpha can also be stuffed with goat's cheese, feta cheese, rice and minced meat. In short, Cucumber Beth Alpha is healthy, delicious, easy to grow and very versatile.
Cultivate cucumber Beth Alpha
Cultivating Beth Alpha Cucumber starts with sowing the Beth Alpha seeds. At www.123zaden.nl you can buy these Beth Alpha seeds. You can sow Beth Alpha seeds from late March indoors in separate pots filled with moist soil. Sow one seed per pot about 1 - 1½ cm deep and cover with a layer of soil. Ensure a germination temperature of at least 20 °C. Cucumbers are dark-germinators. Put the pots away in a warm place. Keep the temperature as even as possible and do not let it drop, especially at night. Make sure the soil in the pots remains moist, but not wet, to prevent rotting. About 3 weeks after germination, you can place the seedlings outside in a warm, sheltered, well-fertilised spot with well-drained soil. Cucumber Beth Alpha reacts badly to root damage so be careful with the fragile root system when you transplant your Beth Alpha plants. For best results, plant your Cucumber Beth Alpha in a greenhouse or outside in a very sunny and sheltered spot. You can sow outside in the garden from early May, when there is no risk of night frost. Provide a sunny, sheltered spot with well-drained soil. Sow per hole 2 seeds 2 cm deep and cover with soil. As soon as the seedlings are large enough to handle, thin out 1 strongest seedling per location. Keep a planting distance of 80 - 100 cm. Give your plants sufficient water and nutrition. Give the plants a strong and solid support. Cucumber Beth Alpha is a non hardy annual.
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Indoor sowing: end of March - middle of May
Outdoor sowing: May - June
Germination: 5 - 10 days
Germination temp.: 20 - 22 °C
Sowing depth: 1 - 1½ cm
Transplanting seedlings: At least 3 weeks after sowing soiltemp. 15 - 18 °C
Plant spacing: 80 - 100 cm
Plant position: sunny (greenhouse)
Harvest period: July - October
Sow indoors from March on in separate pots filled with moist potting soil. Sow 1 seed per pot approx. 1 - 1½ cm deep and sow the seed sideways to prevent rotting. Cover the seed with a layer of potting soil. Keep the germination temperature at a minimal of 20 °C. Put the pots somewhere warm. Keep the temperature as even as possible and don't let the temperature drop during the night. Keep the soil moist in the pot, but not too wet to prevent rotting.
Transplant the seedlings on a warm, sheltered, well-manured spot with freedraining soil, after approx. 3 weeks. Cucumbers are sensitive for root damage, so be carefull with their vulnerable rootsystem when you plant them out. Put your cucumberplants in a greenhouse or outdoors on a very sunny and sheltered plot.
Sow outdoors from the beginning of May, when there's no longer any danger of nightfrosts. Sow on a very sunny, sheltered spot with freedraining soil. Sow 2 seeds per hole approx. 2 cm deep and cover the seeds with a layer of soil. Thin the seedlings, when they're large enough to handle to 1 strongest per hole. Keep them 80 - 100 cm apart. Keep weedfree.
Cucumbers need a lot of space, sunlight, water, fertilizer and time to prosper. Give them a good amount of compost about 2 months prior to sowing. Give your plants a sturdy and large support. Harvest your cucumber by cutting them of the plants with a knife. Harverst regurlarly to ensure the growing of new cucumbers. You can store your cucumber for a couple of days outside the fridge on a cool spot. Give the plants, when the fruits are starting to grow some liquid tomato fertilizer every week. Give them every couple of days enough water. Water extra during dry-spells.
