• Fresh lemon cucumber vegetable from Hudson Valley Seed Co. with bright yellow and green striped skin, sliced to show crisp interior.
  • Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., vibrant green vegetables perfect for salads or snacking.
  • Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., vibrant yellow-green vegetables with smooth skin and crisp texture.
  • Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., green elongated vegetables with smooth skin and vibrant color.
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Hudson Valley Seed Co.

Lemon Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

Certified Organic

Looks like a lemon but tastes like a cucumber.

Some heirlooms came about as novelties. Perhaps created from an accidental cross or a freak mutation or picked up by adventurous traveling seed savers, some of the most unusual heirlooms were saved because of their freak factor. This cuke looks like a lemon but tastes like a cucumber; a really good one! Though common in India, it is not often seen in American supermarkets. So: best to grow some yourself. Invite a little oddity into your garden and enjoy the tasty and bountiful results.

This unusual cucumber dates back to Samuel Wilson's (Mechanicsville, PA) catalog in 1894. It is consistently productive and mild, and looks beautiful sliced into rounds.

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25 Seeds $4.99
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75 Seeds $8.39
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Growing instructions
Direct sow 2 weeks after last frost, or sow indoors 2-4 weeks earlier and then transplant. Succession sow at least twice to have high-quality fruit for harvest all season. Lemon Cukes are best harvested when lemon-sized, though they stay good eating even when slightly larger. The more you harvest, the more the plant produces and the longer the period of yield for each plant.
Product Details
Days to Maturity 65 days
Days to Germination 5-10 days
Width at Maturity 24 inches
Height at Maturity 8 inches
Sun Conditions Full Sun (8+ Hours Sun)
Planting Depth 1/2"
Row Spacing 36"
Plant Spacing 24"
About the artist
Artwork by Cindy Hoose. A quirky novelty cucumber requires a quirky, novel artist. Cindy Hoose set free a multi-media cast of characters into this castaway children's book landscape, incorporating fabric scraps and pots of paint. She puts her inner 10-year old at the helm.
    Fresh lemon cucumber vegetable from Hudson Valley Seed Co. with bright yellow and green striped skin, sliced to show crisp interior.
    Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., vibrant green vegetables perfect for salads or snacking.
    Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., vibrant yellow-green vegetables with smooth skin and crisp texture.
    Fresh lemon cucumbers from Hudson Valley Seed Co., green elongated vegetables with smooth skin and vibrant color.
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    Noah P.

    Good

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    Emily F.

    AMAZING

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    Kath W.

    Agree with Betty! I grew this last year for the first time and will always have it in my garden now. Delightful little cuke with mild flavor, very thin skin and a crisp bite. Super prolific and easy to grow. I got an artpack for my daughter so she can try it this year

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    BETSY G.

    I can't let stand alone a bad review from someone who didn't even grow these! Well, I grew another company's, too. And they are FANTASTIC. I bet Hudson Valley's are at least as good. Perhaps the other grower left them on the vine too long. ANyway, they are prolific, and so yummy. Not at all bitter.

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    Judi

    Seeds, seeds and more seeds!
    I grew these last year, seeds from a different company but the picture is exactly what they looked like. The seed cavity was huge! So unless you like eating seeds, I'd skip these. In their favor they did have a good flavor and were crisp.