vegetable variety
Persian / Beit Alpha
Cucumber · Cucumis sativus
USDA hardiness range
- Zones
- 5a–8b
- Days to harvest
- 50 to 70
- Sun
- Full
- Water
- Moderate
- Lifespan
- annual
At a glance
Sweet, thin-skinned, no need to peel; small smooth fruits. Fresh eating, salads, snacks. Parthenocarpic types set without pollination, productive in greenhouses.
Growing Persian / Beit Alpha
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Flavor, texture, and use
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Growing notes
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Persian / Beit Alpha by zone
Zone-specific suitability, frost timing, and adjacent-zone notes.
Other cucumber varieties
4 sibling cultivars profiled on ZonePlant.
- Lemon
Mild, crisp, slightly sweet; round pale-yellow cucumber the size of a tennis ball. Salads, fresh out of hand, …
- Marketmore 76
Crisp, mild, classic American slicing cucumber; long dark green fruit. Salads, fresh, sandwiches. Disease-resi…
- National Pickling
Crisp, blocky, ideal for fermentation; classic short pickling cucumber. Pickles, fresh, pickle relish. Product…
- Suyo Long
Sweet, burpless, crisp; foot-long ribbed Asian cucumber. Stir-fries, fresh, salads. Productive in heat where o…
Frequently asked questions
- What zones does the Persian / Beit Alpha cucumber grow in?
Persian / Beit Alpha grows in USDA zones 5a through 8b.
- How does Persian / Beit Alpha compare to other cucumber varieties?
Persian / Beit Alpha is one of 5 cucumber varieties profiled on ZonePlant. See the full cucumber variety table for side-by-side comparison.
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Image: "Cucumber", by Patricia Rose, via iNaturalist, licensed under CC-BY Source.
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