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Cucumber

ST365015

Growing Season

Summer

Light

Full Sun

Watering

Start moderate end heavy

Avoid this to grow with

Potato

Supporting Plants

Bush Beans, Broccoli, Cabbage, Eggplant

Plant description

The cucumber is a widely cultivated plant in the gourd family Cucurbitaceae. It is a creeping vine which bears cylindrical edible vegetable when ripe. There are three main varieties of cucumber: “slicing”, “pickling”, and “burpless”
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Seed

Seed Depth

13 - 25

Soil Temp.

80F - 95F

Days To Germination

4 Days

Indoor Sowing

3 weeks before frost

Outdoor Sowing

After last frost

Sowing Instruction
You can start planting cucumbers indoors. Cucumber plants are not fond of being transplanted. Take extreme caution and care when putting them into the outside soil. When cucumber planted in rows then seeds should be 2″” to 3″” apart. Put little amount of soil on the seeds. Consisting watering will help the seeds to germinate faster.
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Growing

Spacing Between Beds

90cm

Soil Temp.

70F - 80F

Ph Range

6.0 - 7.0

Growing Instruction
Cucumber plants require well drained soil. Provide plenty of high nitrogen fertilizer. Also make sure to provide lots of water, for fast growth. Cucumbers grow quickly, and are at their best when picked before they get too big. Encourage new fruit development by picking regularly. Do not allow them to get overripe on the vine or they will slow down, or even cease bearing new fruit.
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Harvesting

Days to harvest seeds

45 Days

Days to harvest seedlings

30 Days

Harvesting Instruction
Harvest cucumbers for fresh eating when they are between 7-9 inches long and have bright dark green color. Larger sizes of cucumbers have bitter taste.
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