Growing Cucumbers
Be sure to read to the end for an excellent link with everything you need to know about growing great cucumbers.
Today I nestled my seed-grown cucumbers into their chosen spot at the base of the five foot trellis. Yesterday I finished collecting the sweet pea seed pods and removed the brittle vines to make way for cucumbers. To ensure a productive crop I layered on several inches of compost and added organic fertilizer, lightly working them into the soil.
Every year I grow ‘Chelsea Prize’ cucumbers from Renee’s Garden. The description on the website is spot on: long, elegantly slender, thin skinned, bitter-free, crispy, sweet flesh, few seeds. The plants are vigorous and self-pollinating.
On the stems of the seedlings I noted the formation of what appear to be root nubs so I planted each seedling so that these were below ground.
The seedlings are 12-15 inches apart and ready to start their trek up the trellis.
I surrounded each seedling with dried grass clippings then topped with pine needles—a combo that works well in my garden. The nursery trays keep birds from plucking the seedlings in the vulnerable early days.
And this is what I’m looking forward to.
Everything you need to know to grow great cucumbers is in this blog post at Harvest to Table.