Arola
Arola is a mixed flowering slender cucumber for the greenhouse with long, mid to dark green fruits, which are slightly prickly. It has a thicker skin than most slender cucumbers but can be also eat with its skin. Arola is a very resilient cucumber showing strong resistance to pests and disease and can therefore be harvested well into the autumn. Arola is a real cucumber taste experience! Attention: the fruits are primarily borne on the side shoots. Don't remove them otherwise the fruit is removed too. The side shoots should be trained unshortened.
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Characteristics
parthenocarp/ mixed flowering: mixed flowering
Origin
Breeder: C. NagelMultiplier: Gärtnerei der Lebensgemeinschaft Bingenheim, Saatzucht Rose Cerifications: Demeter
Cultivation
Direct sowing: open ground: from mid of May, only ridge and pickling varietiesCultivation note: Mixed flowered varieties should not be grown in the same greenhouse as female only varieties.Planting distance: 100-150 x 30-40 cmAmount of seed needed: direct sowing 20-30 g/aSeed germination temperature: 23-26 °COptimal amount of plants: ca. 2 plants/m²Raise in seed bed: for heated greenhouse: from mid of February for planting out mid of March for cold greenhouse: beginning of April for planting out beginning of May