Description
Growing the long green seed-filled fruit to add a delight to our salad in our home garden is always exciting. Cucumber has a good amount of water content with lots of antioxidants. Try our Non-GMO Cucumber Seeds (fruits). Also, check out our workshops for more details.
PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Number of seeds in a packet - 5
PLANT DESCRIPTION
- Difficulty Level – Moderate
- Color - Light green
- Type - Outdoor
- Feed - Once the plants have started flowering, fertilize them with an all-purpose vegetable garden fertilizer. Repeat the fertilizer application about 3 weeks later.
- Watering - Every day
- Sunlight - Cucumbers need at least 8 hours of full sun every day.
- Germination Time - 3 - 10 days
- Fruiting Time - 45 - 50 days after sowing
- Suitable Temperature - 75°F - 85°F
- Season - Warm season
- Sowing - February - March
- Harvesting - 50 - 70 days
- Soil - Plant cucumbers in loose, well-drained soil that is rich in organic matter.
HOW TO GROW CUCUMBER FROM SEEDS
- Soak the seeds for 4 - 6 hours before planting.
- Take a Seedling Tray and fill it with Cocopeat.
- Make ½ inch deep hole and put 1 seed in each hole.
- Fill the hole with Cocopeat and spray with water.
- Water every day.
- Seeds will germinate within a week.
- Full sunlight is needed.
- The time to fruit is 9 weeks.
ALTERNATE METHOD
- Take a Medium Size Pot and add a Potting Mix.
- If planting in the soil add Neem Cake Powder, VermiCompost, and Seaweed.
ALTERNATE NAME
- Botanical name: Cucumis sativus
- cucumber seed in hindi: kheere ka beej (खीरे का बीज)
- cucumber seed in tamil: vellari vitai (வெள்ளரி விதை)
- cucumber seed in telugu: dosakaya ginnja (దోసకాయ గింజ)
- cucumber seed in kannada: sautekayi bija (ಸೌತೆಕಾಯಿ ಬೀಜ)
- cucumber seed in marathi: kakadice bi (काकडीचे बी)
- cucumber seed in malayalam: kukkumbar vithu (കുക്കുമ്പർ വിത്ത്)
- Other names: Gherkin,kheera