Cucumber
4.9 out of 5 (15 experiences)
About Cucumber
Cucumbers are an annual vine and common vegetable grown for its crisp, green fruit. Cucumbers grow best in full sun and moist, rich, well-drained soil. They can be grown vertically on a trellis or even a wire fence to increase air circulation, prevent diseases, and grow straighter fruits.
Taxonomy
Cucumis sativus
Cucumis
Cucurbitaceae
Cucurbitales
Also known as
Pipino
How to care for Cucumber
How often to water your Cucumber
Cucumber needs 0.5 cups of water every 9 when it doesnāt 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 Cucumber in your home
Cucumber love being close to bright, sunny windows š.
Place it less than 1ft from a south-facing window to maximize the potential for growth.
Cucumber does not tolerate low-light š«.
Select your region to see how the current weather in your area affects the placement of Cucumber in your home š”.
How to fertilize 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 itās likely grown enough to need a larger pot anyway.
To replenish this plant's nutrients, repot your Cucumber after it doubles in size or once a yearāwhichever comes first.
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Dropping šš„ Is this due to overwatering? Anything I can do to help it out more?
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Noticed he was getting droopy on me and he had outgrown my little bamboo š so he got a repot, and new support. Days later heās a happy boy giving me new blooms, climbing, which means more cucumbers! š¤©š #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #NewGrowth #PlantAddict
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How many time to irrigation cucumber in a day #Cucumber
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Getting some cucumber finally šŖ“š¬āŗļø
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Time for the Grand Reveal !! Resume of what happend : I let my cucumber plant alone for 2 weeks straight (I am having a reason). I bought and instaled a water pump for them. They were at the beging of their fruiting time. On my way home, I was preparing to see them happy and healthy or totaly dead. I was really scared, because they are my first veggie plant. Well, it is kinda in the middle. I don't know what to do, I am overwhelmed from the ammount of dead and little growing cucumbers. So mad at myself, leaving them when they needed me the most. There are some pictures of the situation. There is the biggest one, witch is shaped weird. The other one has not really grown. All leaves from the littlest plant have dried up. I guess the first thing I should do is prun it. Also, I think the water pump worked, because there are no yellow leaves and there is just a little water left in the container. #GrandReveal #Cucumber #GregGang
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I had to had make shift support for her last minute šŖ“š #HappyPlants #NewGrowth
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Sheās doing so well but my sticks arenāt supporting her anymore. Any advice? Also I think sheās grabbing my bamboo stick š
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Update on my cucumbers and their automatic watering system!! I searched a bit in my city and I found a little water pump for a decent price :) I seted it to drop 200 ml in the morning on every Wednesday and Sunday. I put a 1.5 litre bucket near, witch the pump is going to use. They shouldn't be ripe while I am gone, they are stil little. Hope they will be fine š„¹ #Cucumber #WateringSystem #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantTherapy
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The polienators can't reach my cucumber plant, being situated indoors. I guess this is some kind of polienators too ! Just so they feel like outside :) #Cucumber #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
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Some other little ones have appeared !! And my biggest one is still thriving :) #Cucumber #NewGrowth #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy
Care Summary for Cucumber
Cucumber
Greg recommends:
0.5 cups every 9 days
< 1ft from a window
Repot after 2x growth
Based on the 4ā pot your plant is in, and that it doesnāt get direct sunlight.
What other plant parents say
It will grow very fast and very tall so make sure you have the support and space to grow. If planting outside, place in either a large pot or a grow bag. With a grow bag, make a mountain of the soil in the bag as it has deep roots. You can use a trellis or a string for support and now it to grow up.
They baby cucumbers are also very cute :)