Category: Banyan Farm
Poona Khera-agurk (Cucumis sativus) er en sjelden arvestykkevariant som stammer fra India, med gyllenbrunt skall og mild, søt smak. Den vokser raskt og er et utmerket valg for hjemmegartnere som ønsker en pålitelig, høyytende agurk til fersk konsum eller sylting.
Hvert frøkjøp støtter regenerativt landbruk og restaurering av naturområder.
For a cucumber that looks like it belongs in a fall harvest basket, the flavor is surprisingly delicate and sweet—my kids eat them straight off the vine. Started flowering about five weeks after sowing, and the golden-brown skins make them easy to spot hiding in the leaves.
Planted these in early June and the vines took off faster than any cucumber I've grown, with that golden-brown skin turning out exactly as described. The mild sweetness is real—my kids eat them straight off the vine without any dressing.
That golden-brown skin on the Poona Khera is what sold me, and the mild sweetness really came through in our first salad. It’s been a vigorous climber too, easily keeping up with the trellis I built, so I’m already planning a second sowing for late summer.
