Gimlet cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Gimlet'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Green, lime
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Gimlet' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Gimlet') is a vegetable for the food garden, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It is tender to cold, and the first hard frost will kill it. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. The fruit is a lime green snacker. This climbing vine grows fast, and its green to lime flowers open from early to late summer and draw bees.
Pairs well with Supersweet 100 tomato, Persian basil, and Peione parsley.