Cucumber Seeds - Vining - Beit Alpha

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Beit Alpha seeds produce this named slicing cucumber cultivar, with green recorded as its canonical mature or market-stage exterior color. It is selected for fresh eating or pickli ng, trellised gardens, succession sowing, and summer harvest. This page keeps the cultivar’s identity, history, maturity, germination, plant form, spacing, harvest stage, and seed-saving guidance aligned so customers do not receive conflicting figures in different sections.Beit Alpha Cucumber Seeds produce early, burpless Mediterranean cucumber known for smooth skin and refreshing, sweet flavor. The accepted botanical identity used here is Cucumis sativus L.. Discover the exceptional quality and smooth flavor of Cucumber Seeds - Vining - Beit Alpha , a premium Middle Eastern variety celebrated for its sweetness, thin skin, and crisp texture.Cultivar profile Scientific name Cucumis sativus L. Crop class Slicing Cucumber Maturity 60-69 Days Maturity basis 60-69 Days from warm direct sowing or equivalent established transplant Germination 7-10 Days at 75–90 °F Seed depth 1/2 in Plant height or mature vine spread 49–60 in Growth habit Vining/Climbing Plant spacing 12 in Row spacing 36 in Support Trellis Fruit, ear, pod, or harvest size About 6 in long and 2 in wide in the North Carolina State record Reproductive type Open-Pollinated (OP) What makes Beit Alpha distinctBeit Alpha is maintained as slicing cucumber; the structured color field records the mature or market-stage exterior color as green. Its growth habit is vining/climbing. The canonical plant height or vine spread is 49–60 in; the recorded harvest size is About 6 in long and 2 in wide in the North Carolina State record. Maturity is 60-69 Days, germination is 7-10 Days at 75–90 °F, and the product is best suited to fresh eating or pickling, trellised gardens, succession sowing, and summer harvest. Discover the exceptional quality and smooth flavor of Cucumber Seeds - Vining - Beit Alpha , a premium Middle Eastern variety celebrated for its sweetness, thin skin, and crisp texture.Color is recorded as Green (mature or market-stage exterior color), and the canonical size description is About 6 in long and 2 in wide in the North Carolina State record. These are the values used throughout the product record. Weather, fertility, pollination, and harvest stage can affect individual results, but the page does not substitute a second competing range.History and seed provenanceInstitutional cucumber archives document Beit Alpha as a recognized Middle Eastern market type and cultivar. No more specific origin claim is added. The exact identity of the current commercial seed lot remains tied to its supplier and lot records, so this page does not extend the source beyond what the cited record supports. This catalog repair preserves the supported cultivar name and practical traits while keeping undocumented origin claims out of the customer-facing record. Future supplier, lot, grow-out, selection, and seed-saving records should be retained so later revisions can add verified history without replacing evidence with assumption.The species-level domestication field records South Asia (Indian Subcontinent). That field describes the broader crop history; it does not prove a named cultivar’s breeder, community custody, or a person’s identity. Where the maintained seed lot still needs documentation, that uncertainty is kept in the internal audit rather than replaced with a confident story.How to grow Beit AlphaSow 1/2 in deep. Use a seed-zone temperature of 75–90 °F and expect emergence in 7-10 Days when seed is viable and moisture, oxygen, and temperature are suitable. Plant in Full sun in fertile, well-drained loamy soil near pH 6.0–6.5. This annual is frost tender; wait until the crop-specific planting window and protect young plants from cold soil or late frost.Space plants 12 in apart with 36 in between rows. Mature growth is recorded as Vining/Climbing with a plant height or vine spread of 49–60 in. Support is Trellis. Install any trellis or stake before roots and vines are large, and do not force heavy fruit onto a support that cannot carry it.Water requirement is Moderate. Water deeply at the root zone, then let the surface begin to dry rather than keeping roots saturated. Mulch after the soil is warm, maintain airflow, and avoid excess nitrogen that produces leaves at the expense of flowers, ears, pods, or fruit. Cucurbit flowers require pollinators for normal fruit set.Maturity, harvest, and kitchen useThe single customer-facing maturity range is 60-69 Days. 60-69 Days from warm direct sowing or equivalent established transplant. Local weather, transplant age, pollination, soil temperature, and stress can shift the calendar, so harvest readiness must also be checked by the crop-specific signs below rather than by publishing a second number.Pick while skin is tender and fruit is firm, before overmaturity produces coarse seed and yellowing.Best uses include fresh eating or pickling, trellised gardens, succession sowing, and summer harvest. Discover the exceptional quality and smooth flavor of Cucumber Seeds - Vining - Beit Alpha , a premium Middle Eastern variety celebrated for its sweetness, thin skin, and crisp texture. Handle harvested produce cleanly, cool it promptly when appropriate, and separate eating-stage harvests from fruit or seed heads reserved for biological maturity.Seed savingSeed saving for Beit AlphaSelect several healthy, true-to-type plants so the saved lot represents the variety rather than one unusually early or large individual.Cucumis sativus L. varieties can cross with other cucumbers of the same species through insect-carried pollen. Isolate by distance, flowering control, bagging, or hand pollination and maintain enough plants to represent the variety. Mark seed fruit early, then allow it to grow far past eating stage until large and pale, yellow, or golden. Hold mature fruit briefly if sound, scoop seed and pulp, ferment about 24–48 hours, wash away pulp and light seed, and dry the heavy seed thoroughly in a thin layer. Label the lot with isolation and selection records and test germination before distribution.Common problems and practical preventionWatch Beit Alpha for cucumber beetles, squash bugs where applicable, aphids, powdery or downy mildew, bacterial wilt, crown rot, poor pollination, and fruit damage on wet soil. Rotate cucurbit crops, provide airflow, water at the root zone, protect young plants before flowering, and remove covers when blossoms need pollinators. Do not work wet vines.Frequently asked questionsHow deep should I sow Beit Alpha?Sow 1/2 in deep and maintain 75–90 °F through the expected 7-10 Days emergence window.How much room does it need?Use 12 in between plants and 36 in between rows. The mature habit is Vining/Climbing with a height or vine spread of 49–60 in.When should I harvest?Use the single 60-69 Days range together with the crop-specific visual and texture cues in the harvest section.Can I save seed?Yes, when the crop is isolated appropriately, several true-to-type plants are retained, and seed reaches full biological maturity.Minimum Seed Count: 30 seeds Show more