Homemade Pickles Cucumber – Heirloom Seeds

Homemade Pickles Cucumber – The Heirloom Built for the Pickle Jar

Homemade Pickles Cucumber (Cucumis sativus) is the ultimate heirloom pickling variety — bred specifically for the home pickler and market grower who wants high yields, disease resistance, and that perfect crunchy core. Vigorous vines reach up to 5’ and produce heavy yields of green cucumbers with small white spines, ready to harvest at 1–1/2" for gherkins or 5–6" for dill spears. Ready in 55–60 days. Non-GMO, open-pollinated, heirloom.

Why Grow Homemade Pickles Cucumber?

• Purpose-built for pickling — crunchy core, small white spines, ideal skin texture
• Harvest at any size — 1–1/2" gherkins or 5–6" dill spears
• High yields — vigorous 5’ vines produce prolifically all season
• Disease resistant — reliable performance across conditions
• Probiotic benefits — pickled in salt/vinegar brine, supports healthy digestion
• Member of the Cucurbitaceae family — cousin to squash, pumpkins, and melons

Growth Habits

• Days to Maturity: 55–60 days
• Vine Length: Up to 5’
• Fruit: Green, small white spines, crunchy core
• Flavor: Crisp
• Flowers: Yellow
• Growth Habit: Vining — trellis strongly recommended

Starting & Growing Tips

• Direct sow when soil reaches 65°F or warmer
• Or start indoors 3–4 weeks before transplanting for an early harvest
• Sow 1" deep in rich, well-draining, nearly neutral pH soil
• Grow in full sun
• Water consistently — cucumbers are mostly water and need steady moisture
• Trellis strongly recommended — promotes airflow, keeps fruit off ground, prevents disease, saves space
• Grow in nitrogen-rich soil for best vine vigor and yields
• Rotate planting location every 2 years to reduce disease pressure — avoid planting where cucumbers, squash, or melons grew previously

Harvesting

Harvest at 1–1/2" for gherkins or 5–6" for dill spears. Harvest frequently while young — regular picking keeps vines producing prolifically. Cucumbers left too long become bitter and reduce overall yields.

Culinary & Health Uses

Homemade Pickles cucumbers are excellent for dill pickles, bread-and-butter pickles, gherkins, relish, and fermented pickles. When pickled in a salt and vinegar brine, they provide probiotic bacteria that supports healthy digestion. High in vitamin K and potassium — most nutritious when consumed with the peel intact. The fiber and water content promotes hydration and digestive regularity.

• Dill pickles, gherkins & dill spears
• Bread-and-butter pickles & relish
• Fermented & probiotic pickles
• Fresh sliced in salads

Planting Information

• Seeding Depth: 1"
• Plant Spacing: 12–18"
• Square Foot Spacing: 1 plant per sq ft (trellis required)
• Soil Preference: Rich, well-draining, nearly neutral pH; nitrogen-rich
• Temperature Preference: Warm; soil above 65°F; very sensitive to frost
• Light Preference: Full sun
• Pests/Diseases: Watch for striped/spotted cucumber beetles, aphids, squash vine borer, bacterial wilt, powdery mildew, scab, CMV, anthracnose, leaf spot, downy mildew. Rotate crops every 2 years.

Seed Details

• Latin Name: Cucumis sativus
• Other Names: Pickling Cucumbers
• Hardiness Zones: Annual — not intended for overwintering
• Seed Origin: USA
• Non-GMO | Open-Pollinated | Heirloom