Growing Cucumber

cucumis sativis : Cucurbitaceae / the gourd family

Apr	May	Jun	Jul
S	S
	T	T	T
	P	P

(Best months for growing Cucumber in USA - Zone 5a 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 61°F and 95°F. (Show °C/cm)
Space plants: 16 - 24 inches 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

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08 Oct 16, Julie (Australia - tropical climate): How can you tell when they are ready to be picked
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15 Oct 16, Tim (Australia - temperate climate): Anything above 10cm is good. Younger ones have a nice nutty flavour. leave them too long and they become a bit watery and sour.
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26 Aug 16, james (New Zealand - cool/mountain climate): always grow cucumbers in summer so they grow faster
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01 Jun 16, I want to grow a garden (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Is it a must to not plant tomatoes with Lebanese Cucumbers or just not advis
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25 May 16, kim (Australia - tropical climate): why dont you grow cucmbers with tomatoes
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17 May 16, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Does anyone grow cucumbers through the winter in gold coast????????????
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19 May 16, Harrison Bath (Australia - temperate climate): yes
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20 May 16, Steve (Australia - sub-tropical climate): Hey Harrison. .....was wondering if you can talk me through it. Eg which type you grow and how you water. Do you fertilise? I've got lots of cucumbers atm and would like to keep them going through winter. Will my cucumber seeds planted today grow ok as it gets colder? So many questions haha. Thanks for any advice ☺
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05 Apr 16, chann sopheap (Australia - temperate climate): we want to know information on how to culture sweet yellow cucumber and price of seed.
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07 Mar 16, Mute (Australia - temperate climate): Can I germinate and plant cucumber seeds in Sydney during March as weather is still warm? Will I get cucs? Just ripped my two vines as they stopped producing and wondering whether I can get another two in, grown from seed.
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I live on the Gold Coast, and have been growing mad hatter capsicum successfully for about three years now, and grape/cherry tomatoes about the same but not very much fruit. This year I planted continental cucumbers. The plant grew very large in about two weeks, (5 foot+), and the leaves are huge, but I have only had 4 fruits and the leaves are being eaten so badly that they look like a very thin, worn out, see through piece of material. This past month for some reason every capsicum, yellow, green and mad hatter, all produced rotten fruit, and I ripped out the plants, except the cucumber. What has caused this? I may have over fertilised.. Also all plants are producing a lot of yellow leaves, especially the tomatoes.

- Trina Richmond

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