Cucumber / Gherkin
Cucumber / Gherkin
Cucumis sativus
Plant family
Curcurbits (Cucurbitaceae)
Cultivation Break
4 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Moist
Soil
Medium (loamy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Dark germinator
Germination temperature
22 - 25 °C (Degrees Celsius)
Plant distance
50 cm
Row spacing
120 cm
Seeding depth
2.5 cm
Instructions
Mid of April
Propagating
Beginning of May
Startdüngung
Beginning of May
Tie up
Beginning of May
Harden
Mid of May
Planting
Description
Cucumber belongs to the cucurbit family. It grows as an annual and is very sensitive to cold. Various varieties differ in shape, color and skin texture, as well as the height of growth. The cucumber grows climbing and is therefore happy to have a climbing aid. It also grows without, but then needs more space.
Origin:
India and Africa
Growing tips
Since cucumbers are quite sensitive to cold, you should not plant them out until after the Ice Saints. They also have a high heat requirement during growth, and a steady water supply is also necessary. Stress conditions such as temperature fluctuations, lack of water, or frequent touching will cause bitter compounds to form. You should observe a cultivation period of 3-4 years. Salad cucumbers must be able to hold on, as they form long tendrils (2-4 m). Regular harvesting increases the yield, as more new flowers are formed.
Companion Plants
Aster
Basil
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Borage
Caraway / Meridian fennel / Persian cumin
Celery (Celeriac / Celery root)
Celery (Celery)
Celery (Leaf celery / Chinese celery)
Chervil
Chili
Chives
Common marigold
Coriander / Cilantro
Corn / Maize
Dill
Garlic
Garlic chives
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Lentils
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Puntarelle / Cicoria di catalogna / Cicoria asparago)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Mint
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Parsley
Parsnip
Pea
Pepper / Paprika
Phlox, flame flower
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Strawberry
Sunflower
Women's coats
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Apple
Aubergine / Eggplant
Blackberry / Brambles
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Buddleja / Butterfly Bushes
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Collard greens
Comfrey
Coneflower (Echinacea)
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (Caigua)
Currant
Forsythia
Garden squash - Patisson / UFO squash
Gooseberry
Hair cucumbers / snake gourds
Jerusalem artichoke / Topinambur
Lavender
Lilac
Lovage
Maples
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Oregano
Ornamental pumpkin
Pear
Pines
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Radish
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Raspberry
Rosemary
Rudbeckia (Coneflower / Black-eyed-susans)
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sage
Sour cherry / Tart cherry
Spruce trees
Sweet potato
Thyme
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Turnip
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnip-rooted chervil
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Walnut family
Wild Cherry / Bird Cherry / Sweet Cherry
Yalta tomatoes
Diseases
Soft rot
Root Rot
Dry rot of crucifers
Grey mold
Fusarium
Downy mildew
Angular leaf spot of cucumber
Powdery mildews
Ascochyta blight
Pests
Land snails
Thrips
Caterpillars
Leaf-miner flies
Lygus pratensis
Aphids
Spider mites
White fly
