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 Cucumis sativus l.

Paramount Seeds, Inc. supplies cucumber seed from the worlds premier seed breeders. The varieties listed are only a small percentage of the total inventory available to us. If you have a specific request for a market you supply or a variety you have success with, please use the contact us form.

CUCUMBER VARIETIES * = most widely used varieties        
Long Dutch / English types: CUCUMBER SEED

Pack sizes usually 100, 500 and 1,000 seeds.

Bodega	Fruit length 32 - 38cm (12.5 - 15 inches) Proved to be very successful in North America for glasshouse cultivation. Suitable for early planting and summer transplanting. Bodega has an open plant habit, good production and good tolerance to powdery mildew.
Bologna	Fruit length 33 - 39cm (13 - 15.5 inches) A long fruited variety suitable for summer cultivation in Mediterranean climate zones. Bologna gives a vigorous plant that is resistant to tip burn. The plant has excellent heat tolerance and fruits are long, straight and dark. Bologna is resistant to powdery mildew and strong against botrytis and mycospharella.	-
Camaro	Fruit length 33 - 39cm (13 - 15.5 inches) Partial tolerance to powdery mildew. Can be grown year round but better suited for Winter and Fall crops Moderate plant habit. Excellent fruit quality : Green and nicely ribbed. High yield Low susceptibility to Fusarium
Discover	Fruit length 30 - 35 cm (12 - 14 inches) Discover is grown on the US west coast and Mexico. Has strong powdery mildew tolerance and good vigor. Recommended sowing after March 1st in Northern climates. Good for non heated crop but also does well under extreme heat.	-
Flamingo	Powdery Mildew resistant variety suitable for Autumn, Spring and summer production.
Kalunga	Fruit length 14 - 15 inches (35-38cm) Powdery mildew tolerant variety. Fruits are slightly ribbed and have a nice dark green color along with a good shelf life.
* Kasja	Our best selling variety! Fruit length 27 - 38cm (11 - 15 inches) Very high early production. Open crop type so lower than average labor costs. Good fruit quality and shelf life. High level of powdery mildew resistance.	-
Growing tips and specifications for Kasja F1 - click here
Logica	Fruit length 34 - 42 cm ( 13.5 - 16.5 inches) Logica is suited to late spring, summer or autumn. It is easy to balance and has a low labor requirement. It has excellent fruit quality and a high yield potential along with high powdery mildew tolerance.	-
Millagon	Fruit length 34 - 42 cm ( 13.5 - 16.5 inches) An older PMT variety that has average vigor. Fruits are uniform in color and shape and have very good powdery mildew tolerance. Preferred by growers on the US east coast and Mexico, recommended sowing after March 1st in Northern climates.	-

Mini Cucumbers - Beit Alpha cucumbers are now becoming very popular in the U.S. 

 CUCUMBER SEED

Parthenocarpic, all female hybrids (100% female flowering)

Beit Alpha cucumbers are parthenocarpic, all female multi fruited hybrids that do not require pollination and offer a tremendous yield potential. The fruit is seedless, 5.5 to - 7.5 inches long, very tasty with a thin skin that does not need wrapping to prevent post harvest dehydration or peeling for consumption. The plant produces multiple fruits at each node and on the laterals when conditions are favorable (warm with high solar radiation), which can be harvested when the fruit diameter is 1.2 to  1.6 inches or for the specialty markets, with the flowers still attached.

Pack sizes usually 50, 100 and 500 seeds.

Alamir	Fruit length 16 - 18cm ( 6.5 - 7.5 inches) A newer Semi, multi-fruited variety.	-
Kian	Suitable to autumn and spring plantings with long season production potential. Two or three fruits per node. Glossy color with good ribbing. Partial resistance to powdery mildew	-
Manar	Fruit size 15-17 cm (6 - 6.75 inches) Good production with vegetative growth habit and strong resistance to Powdery Mildew. Excellent fruit shape.
Jawell (DRB 3723)	Fruit length 14 - 16 cm (6.6 - 6.25 inches). Partial Powdery mildew Tolerance with CMVT and CVYVT . Suitable for year round planting with 1-2 fruits per node. A generative variety with nice vigor of laterals, early into production and high yielding. Fruits are nice dark green with no neck Excellent shelf life.
Maximum (Nun3048)	Fruit length 16 - 17 cm (6.25 - 6.75 inches) Suitable for autumn, Summer and Spring production. Very high production potential, multi fruited with three fruits per node. Glossy green fruits ribbed skin and partial resistance to powdery mildew.	-
Sarig	Fruit length 14-16cm (5.5 - 6.5 inches) Suitable for spring, summer and early autumn production. Sarig is a powdery mildew tolerant, high yielding multi fruited variety that is one of the more popular mini cucumbers.
Tornac	Fruit length 15-17 cm (6 - 6.75 inches) Tornac has a generative growth habit, capable of high production with a strong tolerance to Powdery Mildew.	-

Snack Cucumbers.(+/- 4" long, seedless, thin skinned)

 CUCUMBER SEED

Pack sizes usually 100 seeds.

Slicer Cucumber 

Pack sizes usually 100, 500 and 1,000 seeds.

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Alanis	Fruit length 19 - 22cm (7.5 - 8.75 inches) A slicer type for indoor and outdoor cultivation. Suitable for autumn, winter and spring cultivation that produces nice straight, spined fruits with a good dark green color and good shelf life. Resistant to scab.	-
Adrian	Fruit length 20 cm (8 inches) A slicer type parthenocarpic cucumber with dark green color. Cultivation period from spring till autumn, it is suitable for both tunnel and outdoor production. It is an early single fruited variety and is PM and CMV tolerant.	-

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