How to Grow Cucumbers

How to grow cucumbers is the subject of this page. It is 9-21-09, a day before Fall begins. For the Fall I have decided to try growing some cucumbers in the event we have good weather for a few months.

I planted one hill of these in my new raised garden bed which will have a cover over it when it starts to get cold. This type of cucumber is self-pollinating so a cover will not hurt anything. I will have to make sure there is a breeze blowing through it so the plants will shed their pollen.

After preparing my soil, I created a 1/2 deep hole to put the seeds into. I did not create the hill as usual, but will build it as they grow. For some reason, during the growing season, my roots usually lose their soil. The way I am going to try should eliminate this problem.

I put four to six seeds in each hole since some seeds will not germinate. I will later thin to three if all six come up. When I planted the broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage, I only put one seed in each hole and ended up having to replant.

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01-01-10 Well a feeze got the two plants I was trying to grow for the Fall. I will try again shortly.

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