Suyo Long Cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Suyo Long'
- Annual
- Vegetable
- Cucumber
- Heirloom
- Organic
An heirloom Chinese cucumber with long, ribbed, sweet, bitter-free fruit that thrives in hot weather — about 61 days.
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‘Suyo Long’ is an open-pollinated heirloom Chinese cucumber that produces long, deeply ribbed fruit up to 15 inches. The flesh is sweet and bitter-free, and the plant takes summer heat in stride.
A heat-loving heirloom
Where many cucumbers sulk in hot weather, ‘Suyo Long’ keeps producing. The crisp, sweet fruit is excellent fresh in salads and equally good for pickling. This is a USDA Certified Organic, open-pollinated variety, so you can save your own seed.
Care tips
Grow the vines up a trellis to keep the long fruit straight and easy to harvest. Pick regularly to keep the plant productive.
Habitat & form
Where it's from and what to expect.
- Native range
- South Asia (the species); this heirloom was developed in China
- Plant type
- Vegetable
- Mature size
- Fruit grows up to 15 in. long.
- Bloom
- Long, ribbed fruit up to 15 in.; about 61 days to harvest.
Care
How to keep it happy.
- Soil
- Trellis the vines to keep the long fruit straight.
- Pruning
- Maintenance: train the vine up a trellis and pinch off the lowest side shoots and leaves to improve airflow and keep the long fruit hanging straight.