Price: PKR 100 per pack

Approx. 20–30 seeds per pack.

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Grow F1 Hybrid Cucumber (کھیرا) from seeds supplied by AZ Seeds & Gardening.

This is an F1 Hybrid cucumber suitable for warm growing conditions. Cucumber plants generally develop vigorous climbing or trailing vines, broad foliage, flowers and green fruits under suitable growing conditions.

Fruits generally develop a green appearance, although exact fruit colour, size, shape, length and overall appearance may vary according to genetics and growing conditions.

Common Name: Cucumber / Kheera / کھیرا
Seed Type: F1 Hybrid
Pack Size: Approx. 10–20 seeds
Crop Family: Cucurbitaceae
Crop Type: Warm-season fruiting vegetable
Growth Habit: Climbing / trailing vine
Germination: Generally approximately 7–10 days under suitable conditions
Practical Germination Temperature: Approximately 22–28°C
Suggested Pakistan Sowing Period: Generally February–March and September–November, adjusted according to local climate
Sunlight: Full sun; approximately 6–8 hours of direct sunlight can be used as a practical guideline

Description

F1 Hybrid Cucumber is a warm-season vining crop suitable for home gardens, kitchen gardens, raised beds, grow bags and open-ground cultivation.

Plants generally develop climbing or trailing vines that may be trained vertically using an appropriate trellis or allowed to spread where sufficient ground space is available.

Under suitable growing conditions, plants develop flowers followed by cucumber fruits after successful fruit set.

Exact characteristics may vary in:

• Vine length
• Plant spread
• Fruit length
• Fruit diameter
• Fruit shape
• Fruit colour
• Flowering time
• Fruit-development period
• Number of fruits
• Overall crop performance

Key Features

• F1 Hybrid Cucumber Seeds
• 10–20 seeds per pack
• Warm-season cucurbit
• Climbing / trailing vine
• Generally develops green cucumber fruits
• Suitable for vertical trellis growing
• Suitable for home gardens
• Suitable for kitchen gardens
• Suitable for raised beds
• Suitable for grow bags
• Suitable for open-ground cultivation
• May be grown in protected cultivation where environmental conditions are appropriately managed
• Suitable for rooftop gardening where sufficient sunlight, root space and support are available

Important F1 Hybrid Information

This product is confirmed as:

F1 Hybrid Cucumber

F1 Hybrid status alone does not automatically guarantee:

• High yield
• Early maturity
• Parthenocarpy
• Fruit set without pollination
• Disease resistance
• Pest resistance
• Heat tolerance
• Cold tolerance
• Exact fruit size
• Exact fruit shape
• Exact fruit colour
• Continuous fruit production
• Specific maturity period
• Uniform performance

These characteristics require separate verification for the particular seed line.

Parthenocarpic characteristics are not claimed for this product.

Recommended Growing Locations

F1 Hybrid Cucumber may be grown in:

• Open garden soil
• Kitchen gardens
• Raised beds
• Agricultural plots
• Grow bags
• Large containers
• Rooftop gardens
• Appropriate protected growing systems

Provide adequate space for vine development.

Recommended Grow Bags

G-12 Grow Bag – 12 × 12 inch

May be suitable for an individual cucumber plant where adequate root space, irrigation, nutrition and vine support are provided.

G-15 P Grow Bag – 15 × 14 inch

Provides additional growing-medium volume and may be practical for individual vine development.

G-24 Grow Bag – 24 × 12 inch

Provides a wider growing area for cucumber cultivation.

The exact number of plants should be determined according to actual:

• Internal dimensions
• Growing-medium volume
• Root development
• Plant spacing
• Irrigation
• Nutrition
• Trellis arrangement

Avoid overcrowding.

Recommended Soil / Growing Medium

Use fertile, loose and well-drained soil or growing medium containing suitable organic matter.

The growing medium should provide:

• Good drainage
• Adequate aeration
• Reasonable moisture retention
• Suitable fertility
• Sufficient root-zone depth

Bhalu Mitti and properly decomposed Vermicompost may be incorporated where appropriate.

A fixed 50% Bhalu Mitti + 50% Vermicompost mixture is not compulsory.

Adjust amendments according to existing soil conditions.

Avoid prolonged waterlogging.

Growing Instructions from Seeds

1. Sowing

Seeds may generally be:

• Direct-sown into their final growing position, or
• Started carefully in individual seedling cells or suitable containers

Direct sowing may be used in prepared grow bags, raised beds, garden soil or field rows.

2. Sowing Depth

Sow approximately:

2–2.5 cm deep

Cover gently with loose soil or growing medium.

Water carefully after sowing.

3. Germination

Under suitable warm conditions, germination may generally occur within approximately:

7–10 days

A practical temperature reference is approximately:

22–28°C

Actual germination time and percentage can vary according to seed age, storage, temperature, moisture, sowing depth, growing medium and environmental conditions.

100% germination is not guaranteed.

4. Seedling Care

After emergence, provide:

• Adequate sunlight
• Suitable moisture
• Good airflow
• Sufficient growing space

Protect young seedlings from severe environmental stress.

5. Transplanting

Where seedlings are started separately, transplanting at approximately:

2–3 true leaves

may be used as a practical reference.

Handle seedlings carefully and minimize unnecessary root disturbance.

6. Plant Spacing

For vertically trained cucumber plants, approximately:

30–45 cm between plants

may be used as a general starting reference.

Actual spacing should be adjusted according to vine development, trellis arrangement, available space and growing conditions.

7. Trellis & Vine Support

Cucumber is a climbing or trailing vine and may benefit from vertical support.

Suitable support systems may include:

• Strong trellis
• Cucumber netting
• Crop-support netting
• Wire support
• Bamboo structure
• Suitable string-support systems

Guide young vines carefully as they develop.

Vertical training can help manage growing space and improve access to plants.

8. Sunlight

Provide approximately:

6–8 hours of direct sunlight daily

as a practical guideline.

Actual crop response varies according to season, temperature and local growing conditions.

Pakistan Sowing Season

For many areas of Pakistan, practical sowing periods may include approximately:

February–March

and

September–November

depending on local temperature and seasonal conditions.

Exact sowing dates should be adjusted according to:

• Region
• Elevation
• Temperature
• Frost risk
• Extreme heat
• Seasonal weather
• Growing system

These periods are general guidance rather than fixed nationwide dates.

Watering

Maintain reasonably consistent soil moisture, particularly during:

• Germination
• Vine development
• Flowering
• Fruit setting
• Fruit enlargement

Avoid:

• Repeated severe drying
• Standing water
• Permanently saturated soil
• Poor drainage

Water according to actual soil and weather conditions.

Feeding

Properly decomposed Vermicompost or other suitable organic matter may be incorporated where appropriate.

Additional fertilizer should depend on existing soil fertility, plant condition and growth stage.

Avoid excessive nitrogen application.

No fertilizer program guarantees a particular number of fruits or total yield.

Flowering & Fruit Set

Cucumber plants develop flowers as vines mature.

Fruit development depends on the reproductive characteristics of the particular seed line and suitable growing conditions.

Because parthenocarpy has not been confirmed for this seed line, fruit set without pollination is not claimed.

Environmental conditions can influence flowering and fruit development.

Mulching

A suitable organic mulch may be applied around established plants where appropriate.

Mulching may help:

• Reduce rapid moisture loss
• Suppress some weeds
• Moderate soil conditions
• Reduce soil splash

Keep continuously wet mulch slightly away from the main stem.

Pest & Plant-Health Monitoring

Inspect plants regularly for locally occurring cucumber pests and plant-health problems.

Potential issues may include:

• Aphids
• Whiteflies
• Mites
• Leaf-feeding insects
• Powdery mildew
• Downy mildew
• Leaf spotting
• Other locally occurring problems

Good cultivation practices include:

• Suitable spacing
• Adequate airflow
• Appropriate irrigation
• Good drainage
• Weed management
• Crop hygiene

No specific pest or disease resistance is claimed for this F1 Hybrid seed lot.

Harvesting

Harvest according to actual fruit development rather than relying only on a fixed number of days after sowing.

The supplied source mentions approximately 40–50 days after sowing, but because an exact maturity specification has not been verified for this seed line, this should not be treated as a guaranteed harvest period.

Actual harvest timing may vary according to:

• Genetics
• Temperature
• Season
• Sunlight
• Soil fertility
• Moisture
• Plant health
• Crop management

Check developing fruits regularly once fruit production begins.

Crop Variability

Seeds and plants are biological products.

Characteristics such as:

• Germination
• Vine length
• Plant spread
• Flowering
• Fruit size
• Fruit shape
• Fruit colour
• Fruit number
• Maturity
• Overall yield

may vary according to genetics and growing conditions.

No exact fruit size, fruit weight, maturity period or yield is guaranteed.

Important Seed-Use Information

Seeds supplied by AZ Seeds & Gardening are intended for agricultural, horticultural and gardening purposes, including sowing and plant cultivation only.

The supplied Cucumber sowing seeds themselves are not sold as food, animal feed, edible-oil material, medicine or dietary supplements.

Do not:

• Eat or directly consume the supplied sowing seeds
• Feed the supplied seeds to animals
• Extract edible oil from the supplied seeds
• Prepare beverages, extracts or supplements from the supplied seeds
• Use the supplied seeds for medicinal or therapeutic purposes
• Use the supplied seeds inconsistently with their intended sowing or gardening purpose

These restrictions apply specifically to the supplied sowing seeds themselves, not to mature crop produce grown through cultivation.

Where seeds are specifically identified as treated, coated or otherwise processed, follow all packet warnings and handling instructions.

Germination & Growing Disclaimer

Seeds are biological products, and germination, plant development, flowering, fruit set and crop performance naturally vary.

Information concerning germination time, temperature, sowing season, sowing depth, spacing, sunlight and harvesting is provided as general cultivation guidance and not as a guarantee of results.

Actual performance may be affected by:

• Seed age, storage and handling
• Genetics and seed line
• Soil or growing medium
• Temperature and weather
• Season and sowing time
• Sowing depth
• Moisture and irrigation
• Drainage
• Sunlight
• Plant spacing
• Nutrition
• Pollination and fruit-set characteristics
• Pests and diseases
• General crop-management conditions

AZ Seeds & Gardening does not guarantee 100% germination, exact fruit size, fruit shape, fruit colour, fruit number, maturity period, yield, parthenocarpy, heat tolerance, cold tolerance, disease resistance, pest resistance, uniformity or identical crop performance under all growing conditions unless a specific characteristic is expressly supported by verified information applicable to the particular seed line.