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National Pickling Cucumber

National Pickling Cucumber

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  • Certified Organic
  • Full Sun (6+ hrs/day) recommended
  • Ships as a 4" plant

Growth Timeline

  • Growing Season: Most fruits/veggies have their peak growing season starting in spring and extending through fall. They need a runway of consecutive warm days and nights (from 60-90) to produce fruit.
  • First Harvest: Fruits/veggies take 2-3 months to bear fruit and/or reach ripeness.
  • Final Harvest: Fruits/veggies start to give out between late summer and early fall in most climates. Some plants, such as strawberries, will become dormant in winter before popping back into action in for spring, but most fruiting plants will need to be replaced after their season is over.

Growing Zone

Grows best in zones 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, and 11.

Most fruits and veggies prefer warmer temperatures and will be dormant or grow very slowly in colder climates. Refer to the following guidelines concerning extreme weather:

COLD CLIMATES

  • Fruits/veggies require nighttime temperatures to consistently be in the 50s or above to survive.

WARM CLIMATES:

  • Fruits/veggies are made for the heat and will do fine with temperatures above 90 degrees.

To find out what extreme temperatures your location experiences, check out the USDA zone for your region.

More Fruit & Veggie Tips

Support Trailing Plants: Unless you are growing smaller plants (jalapeño or micro-tomatoes) you might want to use stakes, trellises, or cages to support the plants as they grow. This will prevent them from sprawling on the ground. Train the vines to grow vertically for better air circulation and easier harvesting.

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National Pickling Cucumber (Cucumis sativus 'National Pickling') is a classic, time-tested heirloom variety that has been the gold standard for home pickle-making for generations. This vigorous, productive vine delivers a heavy, concentrated flush of uniform 3–5" blocky fruits with thin, bumpy skin, firm flesh, and small seed cavities — every characteristic of a perfect pickling cucumber that holds its crunch through the brining process and emerges from the jar with exceptional texture, snap, and flavor.

Grown using 100% certified organic practices, National Pickling Cucumber arrives with a Professional Grade root system — well-established, vigorous, and ready for immediate transplanting into warm garden beds, raised beds, or containers. It thrives in full sun with rich, compost-amended organic soil and consistent moisture, producing a generous, concentrated harvest ideal for batch pickling, home canning, and fermentation projects. Its reliable, uniform fruit size makes it one of the most efficient and satisfying cucumbers to process in the home kitchen, fitting jars cleanly and brining evenly throughout the batch.

  • The Classic Home Pickling Standard — Firm flesh, small seed cavities, and thin bumpy skin deliver the ideal texture and brine absorption that pickle enthusiasts and home canners have relied on for over a century.
  • Heavy Concentrated Harvest — Sets fruit prolifically in a productive flush, making it easy to gather large quantities at once — perfect for batch pickling days, canning sessions, and fermentation projects.
  • Uniform Fruit Size — Consistent 3–5" blocky fruits fit jars efficiently, process evenly, and reduce waste — simplifying the home canning and fermentation workflow from harvest to shelf.
  • Dual-Purpose Versatility — Outstanding for brining, fermenting, and canning but equally delicious sliced fresh in salads, served on vegetable platters, and eaten straight from the vine at peak crispness.
  • Certified Organic Heirloom Heritage — Grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers from carefully selected heirloom seed stock, delivering clean, chemical-free fruits rich in vitamins K and C for the whole family.

These 4" healthy live plants thrive in full sun (6–8 hours daily) with consistent, deep watering — keep soil evenly moist and enrich with compost before planting. Transplant after last frost into warm soil (60°F minimum) and provide a trellis or allow to sprawl; harvest fruits at 3–4" for best pickling quality to encourage continued, prolific production. Days to maturity: approximately 50–55 days from transplant.

We take great care to ensure our seedlings are healthy and well-established before they’re shipped. We pre-germinate the organic seeds and grow them up to 12 weeks before shipping them as mature plants ready for transplant. Seedlings typically arrive within 1-4 days. For more information, see our shipping policy.

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