Creeping Cucumber
About Creeping Cucumber
Creeping Cucumber is a popular houseplant 🌿 that needs regular watering to thrive. They do best in long-lasting, direct light ☀️ and should be less than 1 foot from a window.
Creeping Cucumber belongs to the Melothria genus, and is native to the United States and Canada.
Taxonomy
Melothria pendula
Melothria
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitales
How to care for Creeping Cucumber
How often to water your Creeping Cucumber
every 9
Creeping Cucumber needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesn’t get direct sunlight and is potted in a 5" pot.
Use our water calculator to personalize watering recommendations to your environment or download Greg for more advanced recommendations for all of your plants.
Water 0.5 cups every
9
Finding light for Creeping Cucumber in your home
a window
Creeping Cucumber love being close to bright, sunny windows 😎.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Creeping Cucumber does not tolerate low-light 🚫.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Creeping Cucumber in your home 🏡.
How to fertilize Creeping Cucumber
Most potting soils come with ample nutrients which plants use to produce new growth.
By the time your plant has depleted the nutrients in its soil it’s likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Creeping Cucumber after it doubles in size or once a year—whichever comes first.
Care Summary for Creeping Cucumber
Creeping Cucumber
Greg recommends:
Water
0.5 cups every 9 days
Placement
< 1ft from a window
Nutrients
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4” pot your plant is in, and that it doesn’t get direct sunlight.
