Cucumber- outdoor

Plant Height                           

Trailer 

Time between sowing and harvesting      

12-14 weeks

Sowing time       

Indoors- late April   - temperature   +

Outdoors - Late May - Early June - temperature +19C/66F

Where to Sow   

Indoors in pots of compost 

Outdoors in containers or open ground

How to Sow      

Requires very rich, well drained soil/compost

Indoors - 12mm/1/2" deep on its side -1 per  7.5cm/3" pot

Outdoors in containers - 2.5cm/1" deep on its side in large  containers (at least 30cm/12inches wide)  or 2 per growbag 

Outdoors in open ground - 5cm/1" deep on its side at least 45cm/18 inches apart on all sides

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After Germination                  

Keep well watered.

Growing on -  in Containers   

Harden off indoor sown plants then transplant to large containers or growbags, spacing as above.

Growing on- in ground           

As above

Aftercare                               

Pinch out growing tips after 6 or 7 leaves have developed. This will produce side shoots. These can be left to trail on the ground or trained up netting. Keep very well watered but only water around the plants and feed with liquid fertiliser once the flowers have faded and the fruits begin to form. 

Harvesting                             

Cut fruit at 15-20cm/6-8". Cropping only continues until 1st frosts (about 6 weeks).