Outdoor variety
Outdoor cucumbers have a tougher, often 'bobbly' skin, but they may be prone to mildew. Cucumbers should be ready to start picking in 4 months and will continue to produce fruit until autumn.
Suggested sowing time:

(Key:
sow indoors,
sow outside,
sow outside under cover.)
Seeds to sow now:
Indoors or in a heated greenhouse
Antwerp hollyhock, Fig-leaved hollyhock, Hollyhock
Aubretia, Rock cress, Aubrieta, Aubrietia
Bristly hollyhock
Brussels sprout
Lobelia
Ornamental pepper
Petunia
Salvia
Outside under cover
Cabbage
Carrot
Onion
Radish
Turnip
What else to plant now:
Apple & pear trees (bare rooted)
Roses (bare rooted)
