Cucurbitacées • Cucumis sativus

Aunt Alice's Organic Cucumber

"A vigorous and flavorful cucumber, a faithful ally of heritage vegetable gardens."

$4.49

Number of seeds 20 seeds

The Aunt Alice cucumber is an old variety that will appeal to gardeners looking for a generous and easy-to-grow plant. Originally from Europe, it has become a staple in vegetable gardens thanks to its abundant yield and relative resistance to common cucumber diseases.

With its vigorous growth habit, this variety produces elongated, deep green fruit, perfect for summer salads or pickles. Aunt Alice proves to be a valuable companion in the garden, bringing a touch of freshness during the warm season. Its vigor makes it an excellent choice for trellis cultivation, where it forms productive green screens.

In the perennial garden, it encourages biodiversity by providing shelter for the soil and contributes to the rotation of vegetables in the vegetable garden, thus participating in a sustainable ecological cycle.

Growing climate: Temperate to warm climate
Sowing difficulty level: Medium
Care required: Regular
Note: Sensitive to excess moisture, prefer well-drained soil.

In the kitchen, the Aunt Alice cucumber stands out for its sweet and fragrant flavor. Eaten fresh, it adds a touch of crisp freshness to summer salads. It's recommended to peel it if its skin has hardened, or to harvest it young so it can be eaten whole with its thin skin. Sliced into rounds or sticks, it's appreciated for its excellent taste and especially for being very easy to digest, even for those who are usually sensitive to cucumbers.

Smaller fruits can also be preserved (in marinades or pickles) to enjoy their firm texture and delicate aroma year-round. Thanks to its firm, juicy flesh, Aunt Alice is well-suited to lacto-fermentation and other homemade preparations, without becoming excessively soft.