Cucumber Classic

About the producer

We are a long-established Viennese traditional company that thinks modern. Since 1886 at the location in Vienna - Simmering, we can draw on the gardening experience of 5 generations in a total of over 135 years. That is why it is very easy for us to always look at tradition with one eye, while the other looks at progress. In 1930 our parents and grandparents planted cucumbers for the first time, which we have specialized in over the coming decades.

What was planted in so-called "hotbeds" (which were the precursors of greenhouses) is now produced using state-of-the-art technology. Nevertheless, we have kept one of these old "windows", it reminds us every day: no matter how far progress develops, without the right feeling for the plants it will not work!

Together we produce on a total area of 2.4ha on the outskirts of Vienna. Our greenhouses are heated with the city's own district heating. This is much more resource-saving, as no extra gas, wood or oil has to be purchased. Conserving resources is generally a major issue in our company. We try to avoid disposable plastic and work with cardboard boxes.

We produce the young plants ourselves. This saves the long transport routes from the Netherlands and we have an eye on our plants from germination and can thus guarantee outstanding quality over the entire cultivation period.

Storage recommendation

Cucumbers do not tolerate cold and should therefore not be stored in the refrigerator. If they are stored near peppers, broccoli, spinach, potatoes, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, leeks, peppers, mushrooms or tomatoes, they will wrinkle quickly and spoil faster.