Unagi Cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Unagi'
- Annual
- Vegetable
- Cucumber
- Hybrid (F1)
- Seedless
A glossy, spineless, seedless slicing cucumber that produces crisp, straight fruit in abundance — ready in about 55 days.
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‘Unagi’ is an F1 hybrid slicing cucumber that delivers glossy, spineless, seedless fruit with a clean, crisp bite. It is a prolific producer of long, straight cucumbers and performs especially well under cover.
Reliable and productive
Being gynoecious and parthenocarpic, ‘Unagi’ sets fruit without pollination, which makes it a dependable choice for greenhouse and tunnel growing. It also carries high resistance to Cucumber Mosaic Virus, Powdery Mildew, and Target Spot.
Care tips
Grow in full sun and pick the fruit at 9–11 inches for the best texture, though it stays crisp up to about 14 inches. Trellising keeps the fruit straight and clean.
Habitat & form
Where it's from and what to expect.
- Native range
- South Asia (the species); this variety was bred in Japan
- Plant type
- Vegetable
- Mature size
- Harvest at 9–11 in. (still crisp up to 14 in.).
- Bloom
- Glossy, spineless, seedless fruit; about 55 days to harvest.
Care
How to keep it happy.
- Sunlight
- Full sun.
- Pruning
- Maintenance: train up a single string or trellis, removing the side shoots and lower leaves on the bottom of the stem for airflow, then let the upper laterals run.