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Cucumber variety

Progress Cucumber: Growing Tips

Progress is a Japanese hybrid cucumber for both slicing and pickling.

Key facts

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United States

Overview

Progress is a Japanese hybrid cucumber for both slicing and pickling. It bears glossy, dark green fruit about 8 inches long and 1 inch wide, and resists heat and disease, which helps it stay productive through summer stress. Trellis the vines for straight fruit.

Progress traits

  • Japanese hybrid dual-purpose type
  • Glossy, dark green fruit about 8 by 1 inch
  • Heat- and disease-resistant

Good for

  • Fresh slicing
  • Pickling

Compare with other cucumber varieties

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VarietyDays to maturityGrowth habitType
Progress this page———
A & C Pickling50–55 days——
Adam56–60 days——
Alibi49 days——
Amira52–56 days——
Amour47 days——
Armenian50–70 days——

Progress FAQ

What kind of cucumber is Progress?

Progress is a Japanese hybrid cucumber for both slicing and pickling. It bears glossy, dark green fruit about 8 inches long and 1 inch wide, and resists heat and disease, which helps it stay productive through summer stress.

How does Progress compare with other cucumber varieties?

Similar cucumber varieties include A & C Pickling (50–55 days), Adam (56–60 days), Alibi (49 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.

What is Progress good for?

Progress is grown for fresh slicing, pickling.

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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