Description

🥒 Green salad cucumbers, often called Mullan Vellari in Malayalam, are a crisp, refreshing variety perfect for raw consumption and summer salads. They’re widely grown across India and loved for their mild flavor and juicy texture.

🌿 Key Features

• Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
• Shape: Long, slender, and straight
• Skin: Smooth, dark green with minimal spines
• Flesh: Pale green, tender, and seedless or with soft seeds
• Flavor: Mild, slightly sweet, and cooling

🌱 Growing Tips

• Best season: Spring to early monsoon (Feb–July)
• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours daily)
• Soil: Loamy, well-drained, pH 6.0–7.5
• Spacing: 12–18 inches between plants
• Harvest: 40–50 days after sowing, when fruits are 6–8 inches long

You can buy seeds for this variety—often labeled as Salad Cucumber Green or Kakdi—from Haritha Organic Seeds for ₹39.

🥗 Salad Ideas

• Classic cucumber salad: Sliced cucumbers with onions, vinegar, and dill
• Indian-style Khamang Kakdi: Tossed with crushed peanuts, green chili, and lemon juice
• Green bean cucumber salad: With sesame oil, rice vinegar, and edamame