Vegetables and herbs
Cucumber: maintenance tips
Easy to grow, the cucumber is a vegetable garden essential. Easy to care for, they can be grown in the ground or in pots.
Common name: Cucumber
Exposure
Full sun, with 6 to 8 hours of sunshine a day for maximum yield.
Watering
Water when the first inch of soil is dry.
Planting
Sensitive to frost, they should be planted once all risk of frost has passed. Can crawl on the ground or climb trellises.
Fertilization
Fertilize one month after planting with a granular vegetable garden fertilizer.
Harvest
Harvest when cucumbers are large enough to eat.
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