WillItGrowHere · living on BackyardYield for now
Will it grow here?
The other question. You’re holding a plant at the nursery. We answer yes, no, or “only if you cheat winter.”
🥒 Cucumbers
100 / 100
Excellent choice
Fast, easy, and generous. A trellis turns a tiny footprint into a long harvest.
Winter / hardiness
✓ Zone 8a is workable
Growing-season warmth
✓ Good
Season length
✓ 229 frost-free days
Summer heat
✓ This crop likes the heat
Sunlight
✓ ~8 hours is a good match
Want to try anyway?
See varieties with the best chance of success in Charlotte, NC.
Find the best cucumbers for my locationIf it lives, the harvest question is next.
73–145 lb · $131–$261
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