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Growing CucumberThe cucumber is a delicious product with many uses and is always a welcome treat at any picnic. Therefore it might be surprising how easy it is growing cucumbers on your own. First of all you need to decide exactly which kind of cucumber, or cucumis sativus, you wish to grow; there are over 120 different kinds of cucumber. All you need then is some good soil, fertilizer, water and sunshine, and of course some cucumber seeds. You will also need a greenhouse if the temperature where you live drops dramatically during the nights. The cucumber won’t survive frost which is on of its greatest enemies |
The best climate for growing cucumbers is tropical warmth with temperatures between 65 and 75 degrees F (18 to 24 degrees C). The soil should be loose, letting the cucumbers roots really get a hold and getting rid of excessive water.
Because of the quick growth rate of the cucumber, the soil should from time to time be spiced with some fertilizer high on nitrogen and the plant should often be watered. Don’t ever let your growing cucumber plant to starve or thirst. Now this doesn’t mean you have to overdo it, over-fertilizing only means an excessive growth of wine but no fruits, and that is the whole point in growing cucumbers.
Now if you can’t plant your cucumber plants in a row with 2 to 3 feet (~0,75 meters) apart each plant, it is also possible to be growing cucumbers in other ways. The cucumber can also be planted in hills, be supported by a fence and be made to climb wall trellises. You can even be growing cucumber in a pot or other container.
While growing cucumber, watch out for weed, pesky bugs and other vermin. The cucumber is just as good of a treat for these little buggers that it is for you and it is critical that you keep an eye out for anything suspicious. Especially the cucumber beetle can make awesome damage when you are growing cucumber. It can even go so far that the cucumber plant dies due to a bacterial infection caused by the cucumber beetle.
If you keep all of this under control the cucumber plant will soon blossom, and then drop all its flowers. Do not be alarmed because this is supposed to happen, the second blossom is what will bring you the wonderful prize of growing cucumber. The cucumbers will be ready as early as 50 days after planting the seeds and if you keep up a good pace of harvesting, the larger your harvest will become. Cut the stem off a little bit over the actual fruit of the cucumber and be careful not to step on the vines or you might injure the cucumber plant. If the cucumber fruit has turned yellow, you can throw them away. They will most probably taste bitter and is no longer of any use.
All I can do now is wish you good luck growing cucumbers, and don’t forget to enjoy it!
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