MICRORADICLE

Cultivars / Cucurbits

Dasher II

Cucumber · Cucumis sativus

Plant in engine

DTM

52 d

117 d occupancy · tender

Rows

1

12 in in-row

Density

1

plants / bed-ft

Yield

7.6

lb / bed-ft

Direct $/ft

$14.68

$2.10 / lb

30 in bed · cross sectionscale 1:8 · looking east
COMPOST ½ inLOAM 8 inPATHPATH30 IN GROWINGR1DASHER II1 ROW · 12 in IN-ROW1 PLT / FT · 1 DRIP · GERM 60°FSTANDARD 30 IN BIOINTENSIVE · AISLES 18 IN TYP.

Propagation

Method
Direct or transplant
Cell size
72s
Nursery lead
21 d
Germination
5 d
Germ temp
60°F – 95°F (opt 80°F)
Seed spacing
12 in

Field geometry · 30 in

Bed width
30 in
Rows / bed
1
In-row
12 in
Seed spacing
12 in
Plants / linear ft
1
Plants / 50 ft
50

Timeline

DTM from field
52 d
Holding
35 d
Occupancy
117 d
Multicut
yes · 16 cuts · 2 d
Fall photoperiod
×1
Frost hardiness
Tender

Yield & revenue

Sales unit
lb
Units / bed-ft
7.6
Avg unit wt
1 lb
Target lb / bed-ft
7.6 lb
Cull rate
8%
Wholesale / Direct
$1.25 / $2.10

Irrigation

Drip lines / bed
1
Emitter spacing
8 in
Emitter GPH
0.5
Weekly water
1.6 in
GPH / 50 ft
37.5
Gal / week · 50 ft
124.7

Soil extraction

Fertility demand
Heavy
N / 100 bed-ft
1.8 lb
P / 100 bed-ft
0.55 lb
K / 100 bed-ft
2.4 lb
N-P-K / 50 ft
0.9 / 0.3 / 1.2 lb
Family
Cucurbitaceae

On this farm · 50 ft block

Season window
2026-04-15 → 2026-09-15
First greenhouse
2026-03-25
First harvest
2026-06-06
Successions that fit
3 · every 14 d
Bed-ft for 50 lb
8 ft
Seed for 50 ft
59 seeds · 50 plants
Wholesale / Direct · 50 ft
$437.00 / $734.16

Notes

Trellis one row. Corinto/Dasher for slicers. Pick every other day or they balloon.

Companions

bean · pea · radish

Avoid

potato · sage