Growing Cucumber

cucumis sativis : Cucurbitaceae / the gourd family

Jan F M A M J J A S O N Dec
S S           S S S S S
T T T           T T T T
P P             P P P P

(Best months for growing Cucumber in Australia - sub-tropical regions)

  • S = Plant undercover in seed trays
  • T = Plant out (transplant) seedlings
  • P = Sow seed
  • Sow in garden. Sow seed at a depth approximately three times the diameter of the seed. Best planted at soil temperatures between 16°C and 35°C. (Show °F/in)
  • Space plants: 40 - 60 cm apart
  • Harvest in 8-10 weeks. Cut fruit off with scissors or sharp knife.
  • Compatible with (can grow beside): Nasturtiums, Beans, Celery, Lettuce, Sweet Corn, Cabbages, Sunflowers, Coriander, Fennel, Dill, Sunflowers
  • Avoid growing close to: Potato, Tomatoes

Your comments and tips

03 Jan 14, Wendy Forsyth (Australia - temperate climate)
Great advice on here- much appreciated!!
14 Dec 13, Sue Askevold (Australia - temperate climate)
I have fertilizer, good compost and every time I put cucumber plants in this year they wilt and die in 24 hours, they have water. Why????
02 Feb 14, Angus (Australia - temperate climate)
Try using some Seasol to prevent transplantation shock.
14 Dec 13, miss joy (Australia - cool/mountain climate)
I have planted two to three punnets of Crystal cucumbers into garden bed. all good until vines seemed to multiply??? Perhaps stray pumpkin vines have self sown as well. Hard to tell which is which and I would like to thin out some of the vines to allow tomatoes' a fair go. any hints on how to tell the difference between crystal cucumbers and pumpkins??? some vines are long and rangy with twisted creeper/feelers.
10 Dec 13, Elizabeth (Australia - temperate climate)
It's the second time I'm growing pickle cucumber , but I don't what happened this year, the leaves are yellow, cucumbers are yellow. Don't know what to do :(
27 Nov 13, Jack Zampella (USA - Zone 6b climate)
I grow an open pollinated variety of cucumbers (straight Eight) Two years ago I picked 83 cucumbers from two plants. This past season I only picked 18 cucumbers from two plants, 1. I had problems with cucumber beetles. Any suggestions on how to rid or control then? 2. Also, I believe that the were far less bees around to pollinate. No bees, no pollination. No pollination , no cucumbers. What is the best flower / herb that I can plant to attract pollinators to my cucumbers. Thanks
01 Nov 13, Darby (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Same here, millions of them all around and in my containers of potatos. I have poured boiling water all around the pavers and set the containers off the ground on cutoffs of an old wooden trellis. It has helped and now I am setting down some 'ant rid' which I hope will eradicate any more nests.Keeping the soil moist is good too, ants don't like it wet.
31 Oct 13, Bill kitsch (Australia - temperate climate)
My cucumber seedlings don't seem to grow. They stay looking fine but then for no obvious reason dir
21 Sep 13, Msrk (Australia - sub-tropical climate)
Pick the yellow leaves off , too much rain for sure. I had the same problem until I improved drainage
08 Aug 13, Leanne (Australia - temperate climate)
trying to locate where I can buy Pineapple Cucumber seeds please thankyou!
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