Marketmore 76 - Cucumber
This very hardy variety can be grown in a variety of climatic conditions and produces an abundance of dark green fruit 20-30 cm long. Their firm flesh has a bitter-free flavor.
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in bucket, in the ground
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 18 and 20°C, 6 weeks before planting. Transplant with the root ball, after the last frosts, in planting holes enriched with compost, spaced 1 m apart in all directions. Sowing in the open ground is possible under the same conditions when the soil is well warmed and outside temperatures no longer fall below 15°C.
Cucumbers like warm, rich soil. Mulching after planting retains water and protects from the cold. In dry regions, let the stems run along the ground; in wetter regions, trellis them. Regular watering will avoid accentuating the bitterness of the fruit.
March, April, May
May, June
July, August, September, October
in the ground, in the greenhouse
sunny
medium
sandy, humus
drained, reheated
Cucumis sativus
mid-season
25 seeds
elongated
farm
Dark green
From 60 to 100 cm
From 20 to 30 cm
runner
United States
1976
This variety was bred by Henri Munger of Cornell University in 1976. During his 55-year career, he was the breeder of some fifty cucumber varieties. It was he who discovered a wild carrot flower with pink petals in 1953, while picking blueberries. This wild carrot was characterized by male sterility, and helped launch the commercial creation of hybrid carrot varieties. He died recently at the age of 94.
Henri Munger