Planting Cucumbers
On my daily read through all of my top forums I ran across a post from a man who was unsure about how to plant cucumbers so I thought I would post here about it.
Cucumbers should be sown under glass as they can be a little temperamental. The seeds should be sowed March – April. Place the seeds on there side in 3 inch pots ¾ filled with quality compost, topping the pot up with compost.
Plant the Cucumbers in larger containers, the greenhouse boarder or in containers in late March. Plant one per pot or two per regular growbag.
If planting the cucumbers outdoors things need to be done a little differently. Before planting the small plants outdoors they need to be hardened off, this is a process in which the plants are placed out doors for longer amounts of time daily until they become used to the colder outdoor temperatures. Plant the cucumbers outdoors in late May or early June once the risk of frost has passed.
Once planted outdoors you should keep the plants well watered and make sure that you feed the plants with a general feed in the summer months.
It really isn’t as hard as people say!
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Hi Simon. How long does it normally take for the cucumbers to grow and mature? And is there a specific fertilizer you recommend?
Hi Sharon.
Cucumbers generally mature in about 13-15 weeks from sowing.
For cucumbers I just use a general purpose fertilizer, usually the cheapest available