Delta Star Mini
Delta Star is our most popular cucumber for good reason — it produces huge crops of flawless, mid-length mini cucumbers, week after week. The fruits are dark green, smooth, spineless, thin-skinned, slightly ribbed, and bursting with sweet, refreshing flavour. As an all-female variety, it pumps out cucumbers without needing pollination… up to 5–6 per week! One customer even harvested 158 cucumbers from a single plant in 2006 — can you beat the record?
Harvest
May to November, roughly 8–10 weeks after planting.
Pick when the end of the cucumber changes from pointed to gently rounded.
Growing Instructions
• Planting: Space 45cm apart in a growbag or large pot in a sunny, sheltered spot, kept above 16°C and out of draughts.
• Where to Grow: Best in a greenhouse; outdoors only in a hot summer.
• Training: Train stems clockwise up a 6ft string, cane, or stake:
– Remove side shoots and flowers up to 30cm.
– After that, continue removing side shoots as the plant climbs.
– Once at the top, allow the plant to cascade back down.
• Watering: Keep well watered — consistent moisture is key.
• Feeding: Begin feeding only once you see the first two cucumbers forming.
• Maintenance: Remove yellowing leaves to keep plants in top shape.
Top Tips
• Harvest Often: Picking regularly keeps cucumbers coming non-stop.
• Boost Humidity: Cucumbers love moist air — keep a bucket of water in the greenhouse and dampen the paths in summer.
• Avoid Manure: Do not use farmyard manure; herbicide residues can severely damage cucumbers.
• Record Breaker: With the right care, Delta Star can produce more cucumbers than you ever imagined!
