{"id":10868792033473,"title":"CU419 Cucumber Artist Gherkin","handle":"artist-gherkin-cu419","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spiny little hybrid was bred for harvest and pickling the perfect gherkin pickles. Fruit can be picked at 2.5cm (1\"), but even when the odd one grew to 10cm (4\") in our trials, they never became bitter. The productive, parthenocarpic plants kept the crop coming all summer in the field and in the greenhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large, bushy plants are parthenocarpic, so they do not require pollination. Usually Artist Gherkin is harvested at such a small stage that even if it is pollinated outdoors, there will not be any seed development yet. Give the fruits a gentle rub with a cloth at harvest time, and the spines easily break off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese seeds are coated with an inert, organic compliant layer which helps to minimize clumping in storage and seed sowing machines. The coating is approved by organic certifiers in Canada, the US, EU, and Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quickfacts pt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"facts\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGherkin-sized fruits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery productive hybrid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong harvest window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParthenocarpic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatures in 45 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","published_at":"2025-12-11T14:02:03-07:00","created_at":"2025-12-10T16:56:12-07:00","vendor":"West Coast Seeds","type":"Seeds","tags":[],"price":499,"price_min":499,"price_max":499,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":null,"compare_at_price_min":0,"compare_at_price_max":0,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":49841413456065,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":null,"requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"CU419 Cucumber Artist Gherkin","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":499,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"687704013828","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/hydro-lite.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/CU419_Artist-Gherkin-Cucumber-Seeds0X7A7715_x640_crop_center_69d56c77-1380-4cbc-8c30-253cfa41a395.jpg?v=1765486912"],"featured_image":"\/\/hydro-lite.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/CU419_Artist-Gherkin-Cucumber-Seeds0X7A7715_x640_crop_center_69d56c77-1380-4cbc-8c30-253cfa41a395.jpg?v=1765486912","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":null,"id":40474958659777,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.947,"height":640,"width":606,"src":"\/\/hydro-lite.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/CU419_Artist-Gherkin-Cucumber-Seeds0X7A7715_x640_crop_center_69d56c77-1380-4cbc-8c30-253cfa41a395.jpg?v=1765486912"},"aspect_ratio":0.947,"height":640,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/hydro-lite.com\/cdn\/shop\/files\/CU419_Artist-Gherkin-Cucumber-Seeds0X7A7715_x640_crop_center_69d56c77-1380-4cbc-8c30-253cfa41a395.jpg?v=1765486912","width":606}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cdiv class=\"pb-3\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis spiny little hybrid was bred for harvest and pickling the perfect gherkin pickles. Fruit can be picked at 2.5cm (1\"), but even when the odd one grew to 10cm (4\") in our trials, they never became bitter. The productive, parthenocarpic plants kept the crop coming all summer in the field and in the greenhouse.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large, bushy plants are parthenocarpic, so they do not require pollination. Usually Artist Gherkin is harvested at such a small stage that even if it is pollinated outdoors, there will not be any seed development yet. Give the fruits a gentle rub with a cloth at harvest time, and the spines easily break off.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese seeds are coated with an inert, organic compliant layer which helps to minimize clumping in storage and seed sowing machines. The coating is approved by organic certifiers in Canada, the US, EU, and Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"quickfacts pt-4\"\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"facts\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGherkin-sized fruits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery productive hybrid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong harvest window\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eParthenocarpic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMatures in 45 days\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e"}