{"product_id":"telegraph-cucumber","title":"Telegraph Cucumber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy I grow it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTelegraph is the cucumber I want when I want an actual cucumber — long, crisp, juicy and refreshing, with plenty of flesh and relatively few seeds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt's beautiful sliced into summer salads, but if I'm honest there's another reason it keeps earning space in my garden: one of my favourite recipes from one of my favourite cookbooks turns it into the most glorious cucumber, celery and apple granita.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Long cucumber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Long, smooth and dark green\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Vigorous climbing vine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePosition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Full sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSupport:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Best grown vertically\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Fresh eating, salads and summer drinks \u0026amp; dishes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Pick while firm and crisp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the kitchen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTelegraph is an excellent fresh-eating cucumber: crisp slices in salads, sandwiches, cold noodle dishes, tzatziki or simply eaten straight from the garden.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBut this is one of the main reasons I grow it:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCucumber, Celery \u0026amp; Apple Granita with Juniper Sugar\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe recipe is from Alice Zaslavsky's \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Praise of Veg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, one of my favourite cookbooks. It combines Telegraph cucumber with celery, green apple, lime and mint, then serves the icy granita with juniper and lime sugar.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWe serve ours in frozen glasses with cucumber tucked into the ice — and on a hot summer day it is ridiculously good.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFind the recipe:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alice Zaslavsky, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn Praise of Veg\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, p. 420.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTelegraph is a vigorous climbing cucumber and particularly good grown vertically. Give it a sturdy trellis, arch or frame and let it head upwards — keeping those long developing fruit off the ground and making them considerably easier to find amongst the foliage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick regularly while the cucumbers are firm and crisp rather than letting them become oversized.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrow in rich, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Keep watering consistent, particularly once flowering and fruiting begins, and feed regularly through the growing season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGive the vines something sturdy to climb from the beginning. Cucumbers have absolutely no interest in waiting politely while you construct something later.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you'll receive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne healthy, established plant grown here at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Garden Between\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. 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