This cucumber originates from the Indian city, Poona (now Pune), and the word Kheera is a Hindi translation of cucumber. The vines are disease & drought resistant and produce beautiful small cucumbers that start white and ripes to a light tan. You could pick and consume this cucumber at any stage of the growth since it remains tender & sweet at all stages of ripeness.
If you are the one who does not always harvest the crop on time, then this variety is for you – Indeed, a great saviour for the "overwhelmed gardener." Poona Kheera is excellent fresh or pickled. How to sow: Sow in spring (after frost) and summer at 10mm deep. Emerge in 4-14 days at 21-35°C.
Space the plants apart 40cm. Maturity is in 55 days from transplant.,This cucumber originates from the Indian city, Poona (now Pune), and the word Kheera is a Hindi