Cucumber Growing Guide Cucumis sativus Crop Rotation Group Cucurbits (Squash family) ● Soil Well-drained soil enriched with plenty of compost. Position Full sun. Frost tolerant No. Feeding Drench with a liquid organic fertilizer when plants begin to bloom heavily. Spacing Single Plants: 1' 11" (60cm) each way (minimum) Rows: 1' 11" (60cm) with 1' 11" (60cm) row gap (minimum) Sow and Plant Easily grown from seeds sown directly in the ground, or start seeds indoors and set plants out when they are 3 weeks old. Our Garden Planner can produce a personalized calendar of when to sow, plant and harvest for your area. Notes Use a trellis to save space, or you can let cucumbers ramble over mulched ground. Harvesting Pick cucumbers at least every other day by snipping them from the vine with pruning shears. Many varieties are extremely productive. Fruits with hard seeds inside are overripe. Troubleshooting Cucumber beetles transmit an incurable disease called bacterial wilt. Exclude them with floating rowcovers. Planting and Harvesting Calendar < Back to All Plants Pests which Affect Cucumber Aphids (General) Cucumber Beetle, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Striped Leaf-Footed Bug Slug Snail Spider Mite Wireworm Plant Diseases which Affect Cucumber Cucumber Mosaic Virus Squash Anthracnose Squash Bacterial Wilt Squash Blossom Blight Squash Downy Mildew Squash Powdery Mildew
