Autumn cucumbers are very popular because many people say they taste more like cucumber, that is, they have a better fresh fragrance and crisp texture. The best time to plant autumn cucumbers is actually July or August. If you missed the cucumber planting time in spring, it is not too late to plant them in autumn in a hurry, and the taste is even better.

Autumn cucumbers have a relatively short growing period and high yields. Here I will share a few more small questions about growing autumn cucumbers at home.

Growing autumn cucumbers at home

I myself have always really liked the big courtyards in my rural hometown. The courtyard is large, and planting some vegetables is enough to eat for a long time, and you can pick them whenever you want to eat them, so everything you eat is fresh. Of course, you can also grow some autumn cucumbers in a rural courtyard. If you live in an apartment building without a courtyard, you can still grow cucumbers, just plant them in flower pots.

Growing autumn cucumbers at home is not as troublesome as in the field, and it is still fairly easy to do. You can buy cucumber seeds at a specialized vegetable seed store, and sometimes at some vegetable markets there are also people selling cucumber seedlings, which is also fine.

After buying the seeds, because cucumber seeds have a relatively high germination rate, you can sow them directly without pre-sprouting. Then there is the soil issue. Cucumbers really like fertilizer, and because home growing space is limited, the soil must be fertile. You can find a larger flower pot or foam box, fill it with some garden soil and humus soil, then add some farmyard manure, decomposed chicken manure, or cake fertilizer.

When planting, the seeds do not need to be buried too deep; shallow planting is fine. After planting, water thoroughly, and generally they will sprout in about three days. After the cucumber seedlings have all come up, be careful to thin them in time. Keep some cucumber seedlings with good growth, and leave a certain amount of growing space between the seedlings. Water the seedlings in time, and also pay attention to preventing pests.

When the seedlings begin to grow tendrils, you can consider setting up a trellis for them. In my home, because there are security bars on the balcony, I just let the seedlings climb on the security bars. You can also use thin wooden sticks to build an A-shaped trellis.

Pay attention to catching insects as usual, and generally in two months you can harvest the cucumbers you planted yourself.

The above comes from Science Xingnong.