1 Cucumber Tasty Green Plant, Grow Your Own Fresh Cucumbers, Garden Ready, 2 Litre Root Ball

1 Cucumber Tasty Green Plant, Grow Your Own Fresh Cucumbers, Garden Ready, 2 Litre Root BallCucumber Tasty Green Plant Grow Your Own Fresh Cucumbers Enjoy home grown, delicious cucumbers straight from your garden with this garden ready Cucumber Tasty Green plant. Supplied in a 2 litre root ball, this vigorous and reliable variety produces long, smooth skinned, dark green fruits with a wonderfully sweet, crisp flavour. Tasty Green is a popular Japanese bred variety well regarded for its excellent taste and high yields, making it a fantastic

Cucumber Tasty Green Plant – Grow Your Own Fresh Cucumbers

Enjoy home-grown, delicious cucumbers straight from your garden with this garden-ready Cucumber Tasty Green plant. Supplied in a 2 litre root ball, this vigorous and reliable variety produces long, smooth-skinned, dark green fruits with a wonderfully sweet, crisp flavour. Tasty Green is a popular Japanese-bred variety well regarded for its excellent taste and high yields, making it a fantastic choice for both beginner and experienced growers alike.

The fruits typically reach 25–30 cm in length and are perfect for fresh salads, sandwiches, and summer dishes. This versatile variety can be grown in a greenhouse, polytunnel, or outdoors in a warm, sheltered spot. When grown outdoors, it performs best trained up a sturdy support such as a trellis or cane frame, helping to keep fruits clean and straight whilst saving valuable garden space.

What's Included:

• 1 x Cucumber Tasty Green Plant in a 2 Litre Root Ball


• Garden ready – plant out after the last frost

Growing Tips:

• Plant out after all risk of frost has passed, typically from late May onwards


• Water regularly and consistently – cucumbers are thirsty plants and prefer evenly moist soil


• Feed fortnightly with a high-potash liquid fertiliser once fruits begin to form


• Harvest regularly to encourage continued cropping throughout the season


• Pinch out the growing tip once the plant reaches the top of its support to encourage side shoots

Cultural Information:

• Botanical Name: Cucumis sativus 'Tasty Green'


• Common Names: Cucumber Tasty Green, Japanese Cucumber


• Classification: Half-Hardy Annual Vegetable


• Fully Grown Height & Spread: 1.5–2 m height (with support) × 45–60 cm spread


• Growth Habit: Vigorous Climbing / Trailing


• Perfect For: Greenhouses, Polytunnels, Sheltered Sunny Borders, Large Containers, Vegetable Patches


• Harvest Period: July to October


• Fruit Description: Long, Smooth-Skinned, Dark Green Fruits, 25–30 cm Long


• Flavour: Sweet, Crisp and Refreshing


• Planting Position: Full Sun, Warm and Sheltered


• Soil Type: Rich, Fertile, Well-Drained Soil with Plenty of Organic Matter


• Watering: Regular and Consistent – Keep Soil Evenly Moist


• Spacing: 45–60 cm Apart


• Type: Half-Hardy Annual – Suitable for Greenhouse or Outdoor Growing

Notes: This plant is supplied as the Tasty Green variety. For best results, acclimatise gradually to outdoor conditions before planting out.