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Jackson Classic Cucumber: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Jackson Classic is a hybrid bush pickling cucumber with vines only about 20 inches long, ideal for containers and tight beds.

Key facts

Days to maturity
52 days
Growth habit
Bush
Listed for
United States

Overview

Jackson Classic is a hybrid bush pickling cucumber with vines only about 20 inches long, ideal for containers and tight beds. The fruit is dark green and blocky, and the plants sometimes set two fruit at a single node. Being a cross of gynoecious and monoecious parents, it pollinates itself. It resists scab, cucumber mosaic virus, both mildews, anthracnose 1 and 2 and target leaf spot (STM). About 52 days to first pickles.

Jackson Classic traits

  • Hybrid bush pickling type
  • Vines about 20 inches
  • Dark green, blocky fruit, sometimes two per node
  • Gynoecious x monoecious cross
  • Resists scab, CMV, both mildews, anthracnose 1 and 2 and STM

Good for

  • Pickling
  • Container growing
  • Small gardens

Compare with other cucumber varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Jackson Classic this page52 daysBush—
Pick a Bushel F1About 50 daysBush—
Pot Luck50–70 daysBush—
Bush Champion55 daysBush—
Dasher II55 daysBush—
Saladmore Bush F1About 55 daysBush—
Spacemaster56 daysBush—

Jackson Classic FAQ

What kind of cucumber is Jackson Classic?

Jackson Classic is a hybrid bush pickling cucumber with vines only about 20 inches long, ideal for containers and tight beds. The fruit is dark green and blocky, and the plants sometimes set two fruit at a single node.

How many days to maturity is Jackson Classic?

Jackson Classic is listed at 52 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other cucumber varieties, so check them in the cucumber growing guide.

How does Jackson Classic compare with other cucumber varieties?

Jackson Classic: 52 days, bush. Similar cucumber varieties include Pick a Bushel F1 (About 50 days), Pot Luck (50–70 days), Bush Champion (55 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Jackson Classic good for?

Jackson Classic is grown for pickling, container growing, small gardens.

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every cucumber variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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