Question

Do straight eight cucumbers climb?

Answer 1

Yes straight eight cucumbers just like many other cucumbers do climb and the cucumbers do best when they're allowed to climb something such as a trellis.

Tying the cucumbers up in a few places on the trellis will train the straight eight cucumbers to climb up the trellis or whatever you're trying to get the straight eight cucumbers to climb.

When cucumbers are allowed to climb they grow better and healthier and it keeps them off the ground to prevent getting rotted.

Answer 2

As long as you have large enough containers for the straight eight cucumbers to grow in the straight eight cucumbers can be grown in large containers.

Although it's best to grow the straight eight cucumbers in the ground with plenty of space for them to climb and grow properly.

Straight eight cucumbers are a superb variety of cucumbers that have stood the test of time.

When mature, the straight eight cucumber plant height reaches around 30 cm, (12") without trellis and has vines that reach up to 1.8-2.4 m (6-8').

Straight Eight cucumber plants have a climbing growth habit.

It makes a great slicing cucumber.

The Straight Eight cucumber is a tip-top slicing cucumber and, like its name suggests, is perfectly straight!

This Slicing Cucumber is a remarkably uniform cucumber that has a small seed cavity and crisp, fine-grained flesh.

This variety is a heavy yielding cucumber and is an All-American selection in 1935.