Vegetables > Cucumber
According to the variety chosen, cucumbers can be grown outside or in a greenhouse.
For outdoor types sow in a very sheltered spot in late Spring. The soil needs to be well drained and rich. Dig in plenty of organic compost.
Sow three seeds in each drill and later choose the sturdiest looking plant to keep.
Protect this with a cloche or an upturned plastic bottle with the bottom cut off.
The outdoor varieties can be started off in a greenhouse or a heated propagator (21-24 degrees Centigrade) and then planted out when all threat of frosts has gone.
In the outdoor bed the final plants should be about 30 inches apart. They should be ready to cut in mid to late Summer.
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How to grow cucumber:
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Cucumis sativus.Seeds
Buy Organic Cucumber Seeds from The Green Chronicle (Pay in $US, £, Euro).According to the variety chosen, cucumbers can be grown outside or in a greenhouse.
For outdoor types sow in a very sheltered spot in late Spring. The soil needs to be well drained and rich. Dig in plenty of organic compost.
Sow three seeds in each drill and later choose the sturdiest looking plant to keep.
Protect this with a cloche or an upturned plastic bottle with the bottom cut off.
The outdoor varieties can be started off in a greenhouse or a heated propagator (21-24 degrees Centigrade) and then planted out when all threat of frosts has gone.
In the outdoor bed the final plants should be about 30 inches apart. They should be ready to cut in mid to late Summer.
If you have a question about Cucumbers, have a look at our reader's question page on Cucumbers.
If you have a question or comment relevant to this page, then please post it below.
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It is mostly the indoor varieties of cucumber (the ones grown in greenhouses)that have female only flowers and then it usually says so on the packet."Marketmore" is a good variety with both male and female flowers.