How Do You Grow Crystal Apple Cucumbers Outside?
The crystal apple cucumber–also called the crystal lemon–is round, like an apple, yellow, like a lemon. Its edible skin is sweet and crisp, making it suitable for salads or for eating raw. Crystal apple cucumbers grow best outdoors in a warm climate. Heated greenhouses are also effective. By following a few simple steps, you can have these versatile cucumbers fresh from your backyard 60 days after you sow the seeds. Enjoy these home-grown cucumbers until the middle of September if you grow them indoors. If you grow them outdoors, they will give you fruit until around the middle of October. Sow the seeds in germinating pots at the end of April if you are planting them in a heated greenhouse. If you will be planting them outside, begin sowing mid-spring, that is before the middle of May. If you sow them outside make sure they are in an area safe from sun and rain. Water them yourself as the rain may be too strong and wash away the seeds. Fill the germinating pots with a mixture of soil
