Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Vegetables Difficulty: Easy
📖 About this plant
A fast-growing warm-season vine producing crisp, refreshing fruits used in salads, pickling, and cooking. Available in slicing, pickling, and burpless varieties, cucumbers are composed of over 95% water and are rich in vitamins K and C. They require trellising for best results in garden beds.
🧑🌾 Care requirements
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Light
Full sun (6-8 hrs)
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Water
Every 1-2 days
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Humidity
Moderate to high (50-70%)
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Temperature
18-30°C
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Soil
Well-draining, fertile sandy loam rich in organic matter; pH 5.5-7.0
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Fertilizer
Balanced fertilizer at planting; side-dress with low-nitrogen, high-phosphorus fertilizer when vines begin to run
📋 Plant facts
- 🌍 Origin
- South Asia, India
- 📏 Max height
- Vining types 1-2.5 m; bush types 30-60 cm
- 📐 Spread
- 60-120 cm
- 🕰️ Bloom time
- Summer
- 🎨 Bloom color
- Yellow
- 🍃 Foliage color
- Green
- ⏳ Lifespan
- Annual
- 📈 Growth rate
- Fast
- ☠️ Toxicity
- Non-toxic; fruits and flowers edible. Cucurbitacin in wild/bitter cucumbers can cause digestive upset
- 🌱 Propagation
- Direct sow seeds 2.5 cm deep after soil reaches 21°C; or start indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting
🛡️ Health & Safety
🐾 Pet safe
✅ Non-toxic
Non-toxic; fruits and flowers edible. Cucurbitacin in wild/bitter cucumbers can cause digestive upset
Common issues
- Powdery mildew in humid conditions, Cucumber beetle transmitting bacterial wilt, Bitter fruit from stress or uneven watering
💡 Care tips
- Provide a trellis for climbing varieties to save garden space,HARVEST regularly to encourage continuous fruit production,Keep soil consistently moist to prevent bitter-tasting fruit,Water at the base to avoid fungal diseases on the leaves
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