How to Grow Cucumbers? Detailed Guide to Planting Methods and Management Key Points

Cucumber, which is what we usually call cucumber, also known as prickly cucumber, is a vegetable that grows on vines. It has small prickles on the outside and can also be eaten as a fruit. Many people like to wash it and eat it raw, or make it into salads and side dishes. Now let's talk about how to grow cucumbers.

1. When choosing to plant cucumbers, you should select a good variety. Good varieties do not get sick easily and will also bear more cucumbers.

2. Cucumbers like a warm environment. 25°C-30°C is the most suitable temperature for seed germination, and the best growing temperature is 18°C-32°C.

3. Cucumbers have particularly high requirements for soil and water. When they are growing fastest, you need to give them enough water. In places with little rain, you can water frequently. In places with a lot of rain, you should also pay attention to draining the water away so the roots do not rot from soaking. Their roots cannot lack oxygen, so you can frequently loosen the soil for them.

4. Cucumbers can be planted all year round. In winter and spring, they are basically grown in seedling trays, and they are all grown on trellises. They can also be grown without trellises; the ones grown without trellises are called ground cucumbers.

5. The growing period of cucumbers is also relatively long, so they also need frequent fertilizing. Manure such as chicken manure or cow manure is fine.