Lebanese Beit Alpha cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Lebanese Beit Alpha'
USDA zones2 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Sand, loam
- Soil pH
- Acid, neutral
Garden uses
Attracts
Notes
'Lebanese Beit Alpha' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Lebanese Beit Alpha') is a climbing vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It grows at a rapid rate and blooms from early to late summer. The flowers attract bees, and a trellis keeps the vines tidy.
Pairs well with Blush tomato, Pesto Perpetuo basil, and Giant of Italy parsley.