Spacemaster 80
Spacemaster 80: 55-65 days to harvest, 7-10 days to germinate, 12-18 inches between plants, pH 6.0-7.0, hardy in zones 2-11. Fruit runs to about 7-8 inches long. Give it full sun (6+ hours) and 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture important for containers water. It will crop in a container. Because this is a hybrid, seed saved from it will not repeat the parent — plan on fresh seed each year.
Sowing
Direct sow in containers or garden when soil reaches 65°F. Plant 1/2 inch deep.
Cultivation
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- 1-1.5 inches per week, consistent moisture important for containers
- Soil
- Well-drained potting mix or garden soil with good organic content
- Soil pH
- 6.0-7.0
- Spacing
- 12-18 inches
- Height
- 8-18 inches
- Season
- Warm season
Appearance & flavour
- Colour
- Medium green
- Size
- 7-8 inches long
- Shape
- Straight, uniform slicing cucumber
- Flavour
- Traditional cucumber taste, crisp and refreshing
In the kitchen
Fresh slicing, salads, sandwiches, light pickling
Pests, disease & resistance
- Pests
- Cucumber beetle, aphids, spider mites
- Diseases
- Powdery mildew, bacterial wilt
- Resistance
- Good resistance to cucumber mosaic virus and downy mildew
Planting calendar by USDA zone
| Zone | Start indoors | Transplant | Direct sow | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | May – June | July | July – August | September |
| 3 | May | June – July | June – August | September – October |
| 4 | April – May | June | June – July | August – October |
| 5 | April | May – June | May – July | August – September |
| 6 | April | May – June | May – July | August – September |
| 7 | March – April | May | May – June | July – September |
| 8 | March | April – May | April – June | July – August |
| 9 | February | March – April | March – May | June – July |
| 10 | January – February | March | March – April | May – July |
| 11 | January | February | February – March | April – June |
| 12 | January | February | February – March | April – June |
| 13 | January | February | February – March | April – June |
Companion planting
8 beneficial pairings indexed for this variety, 3 to avoid.
Avoid
Nutrition (per 100 g)
- Calories (per 100 g)
- 10
- Protein (g)
- 0.59
- Fat (g)
- 0.16
- Carbohydrate (g)
- 2.16
- Fibre (g)
- 0.7
- Sugars (g)
- 1.38
- Vitamin A (µg)
- 4
- Vitamin C (mg)
- 3.2
- Vitamin E (mg)
- 0.03
- Vitamin K (µg)
- 7.2
- Vitamin B6 (mg)
- 0.051
- Folate (µg)
- 14
- Calcium (mg)
- 14
- Iron (mg)
- 0.22
- Magnesium (mg)
- 12
- Phosphorus (mg)
- 21
- Potassium (mg)
- 136
- Zinc (mg)
- 0.17
- Selenium (µg)
- 0.1
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Cultivar facts compiled from public horticultural references including USDA GRIN and NC State Extension. Descriptions are original to this catalogue.
Grown Spacemaster 80?
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Similar varieties
Other cucumbers with a comparable time to harvest, so a season that suits Spacemaster 80 suits these too.
- Beit Alpha 55 days
- Kirby Cucumber 55 days
- Tasty Jade 54 days
- Salad Bush 57 days
- Diva 58 days
- Marketmore 76 58 days