Lime Crisp Cucumber
Best versatile cucumber for home gardeners seeking high-yield, crunchy harvests.
Discover the Lime Crisp Cucumber, a highly productive hybrid variety from Territorial Seed Company. Known for its unique light green skin and exceptionally crisp, crunchy texture, this cucumber offers a mellow taste that persists even when harvested at larger sizes. It boasts good disease resistance and continues to produce flavorful fruit until the first frost. Beyond its culinary appeal, cucumbers are celebrated for aiding digestion and their low-calorie content. This variety is perfect for both fresh eating and pickling, offering versatility for your garden.
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Price vs Category Average
+88%
Above average
Days to Maturity
60
/ days
Who it's for
- Salad lovers seeking a satisfying, firm crunch
- Home gardeners wanting unique, visually striking produce
- Productive growers needing consistent, high-yield harvests
Who should skip it
- Traditionalists preferring standard dark green cucumber varieties
- Urban gardeners with limited vertical or ground space
- Beginners in humid climates avoiding intensive plant maintenance
Performance breakdown
Yield potential
High-output hybrid genetics ensure a steady harvest throughout the growing season.
Disease resilience
Robust plant health minimizes common garden setbacks for reliable seasonal production.
Texture retention
Maintains a satisfying crunch even when fruit grows beyond standard size.
Culinary versatility
Equally effective as a crisp fresh snack or a pickled staple.
Growth flexibility
Adaptable to indoor starts or direct sowing for convenient garden planning.
Germination reliability
Consistent sprouting rates provide a solid foundation for your vegetable patch.
Key Specs
Days to Maturity
60 days
Botanical Name
Cucumis sativus
Seed Life
3 years
Minimum Germination Rate
80%
Seed Depth
0.5 inch
Row Spacing
3–4 feet
Soil pH Preference
5.5-7.0
Plant Type
Vegetable
Features
- Unique light green skin and refreshing taste
- Very productive plants
- Good disease resistance
- Maintains crisp texture when harvested long
- Can be started indoors or direct sown
- Mellow-tasting fruit
- Ideal for pickling or fresh eating
What customers say
Customers consistently praise the exceptional quality of the Lime Crisp Cucumber, noting its superb flavor and satisfying crunch. Gardeners find these seeds highly reliable, reporting excellent germination rates and vigorous, productive vines. This variety delivers a high yield of crisp, nonbitter fruit, making it a standout choice for home gardens seeking premium taste and dependable performance. The ease of growing combined with the superior texture makes this a highly recommended cucumber.
Know before you buy
No, this variety is not recommended for container gardening. It requires the space provided by in-ground planting, with row spacing of 3 to 4 feet to accommodate its productive growth habit.
Lime Crisp Cucumbers typically reach maturity in 60 days. You can continue harvesting flavorful fruit from the plants until the first frost of the season.
They are excellent for both. The variety is prized for its exceptionally crisp texture and mellow flavor, which makes it a versatile choice for salads, snacking, or preserving.
You can do either. Whether you choose to start them indoors or direct sow them into the garden, ensure you plant the seeds at a depth of 0.5 inches once the spring season begins.
These plants thrive in soil with a pH between 5.5 and 7.0. They require moderate watering and should be placed in an area that receives full to partial sun.
One of the key benefits of the Lime Crisp variety is that it maintains its mellow taste and crisp texture even when harvested at larger sizes, so you don't need to worry about them turning bitter as they grow.
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