Smoothie cucumber
Cucumis sativus 'Smoothie'
AAS Winner 1957
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
'Smoothie' cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'Smoothie') is a vegetable for food gardens, containers, and borders. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, sandy or loamy soil. It climbs fast and blooms from early to late summer, so bees visit the flowers. You can train the vines up a support to save space.
Pairs well with Nasturtium, Radish organic, Dill, and African marigold.