Grow your own cucumbers with Patio Snacker cucumber seeds . This popular variety of cucumber seeds produces an abundance of 20cm fruits with great flavour, crunch and a bitter-free peel.

A compact plant with short-branching 60-75cm vines, the Patio Snacker cucumber is specially selected to grow in containers or small garden spaces – so you can harvest good crops of tasty, nutritious vegetables from your patio, balcony or courtyard. Its consistent fruit production means you can enjoy a steady supply of fresh cucumbers even from a single plant!

The Patio Snacker is a parthenocarpic variety that develops fruit without the need for fertilisation, resulting in sterile fruit with minimal seeds. Cucumbers may have mini spines which can be easily removed with a cloth or sponge.

How to Sow Seeds

Method: Sow your Patio Snacker cucumber seeds in pots or garden beds 12mm (½ in) deep, with 2 or 3 seeds in each clump, thinning them out later on to the two strongest seedlings.
Spacing: Allow 30-40cm (12-16 in) between rows and clumps.
Growing notes: Keep well watered and prepare the soil with organic material and fertiliser. Pick regularly for continued harvests. Your cucumber seedlings should emerge after 6-10 days. Soil Type Well drained.

Growing Needs

Soil: Well-drained soil
Water: Keep well watered and prepare the soil with organic material and fertiliser

Plant Characteristics

Growth habit: Compact
Harvest: A compact plant with short-branching 60-75cm vines, the Patio Snacker cucumber is specially selected to grow in containers or small garden spaces – so you can harvest good crops of tasty, nutritious vegetables from your patio, balcony or courtyard
Suitable for pots: Yes