Create the crunchiest, most delicious pickles right from your own garden with the Boston Pickling Cucumber. A treasured American heirloom for over 100 years, this variety is the undisputed champion for all things pickled. It produces an abundance of uniform, blocky, 3-6 inch fruits with bumpy skin and wonderfully crisp flesh, the perfect size and texture for canning. With vigorous, disease-resistant vines, you'll have a reliable and bountiful harvest all summer long.
⭐ What you'll love
The classic, quintessential heirloom for making crisp, delicious pickles.
Produces a huge, reliable harvest on vigorous vines.
Uniform fruits are the perfect size and shape for fitting into canning jars.
Excellent disease resistance ensures a healthy and productive crop.
🌿 Seed details
Plant Name: Boston Pickling Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Seed Quantity: Approx. 30 seeds
Type: Heirloom, Open Pollinated, Non-GMO
Lifecycle: Annual
USDA Zone: 4-11
Origin: American Grown
🌱 Growing instructions
Sowing: Direct sow outdoors after all danger of frost has passed and the soil is warm.
Depth: Plant seeds 1 inch deep.
Spacing: Sow in hills of 2-3 seeds, spacing hills 3-4 feet apart.
Support: Providing a trellis is highly recommended to save space and grow healthier, straighter fruit.
Light Requirement: Full Sun.
Germination: Occurs in 7-10 days. Keep soil consistently moist.
✅ Our seed packets
Professionally designed and made.
Resealable for convenient, long-term storage.
Eco-friendly and recyclable (contains no plastic).
Includes full, detailed growing instructions.
Vigorously tested to ensure the highest germination rates.
Custom packets for weddings, baby showers, or events are available. Just message us!
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