- Location balcony - that's what cucumber plants want
- The right planter for cucumber plants
- Cucumber seeds or young plants?
- Cucumbers on the balcony are especially thirsty
- Cucumbers on the balcony - this is how they are cared for
- tips and tricks
Anyone who wants fresh greenery on the balcony and likes to eat cucumbers can fulfill both wishes. Just plant cucumbers on the balcony. It's worth it for anyone who wants to enjoy sour, salty or sweet cucumbers for snacks, as a salad, vegetable or cool face mask.
Location balcony - that's what cucumber plants want
As soon as the temperatures no longer fall below 10 degrees, you can plant cucumbers on the balcony. Cucumbers need a lot of heat and light. Therefore, place cucumber plants on the balcony on a southern house wall. This protects against wind and radiates additional heat. Cucumber varieties especially for the balcony are for example:
- Libelle - small, crunchy delicacy cucumber
- Picolino F1 - bitter-free, all-female flowering cucumber variety
The right planter for cucumber plants
Whether in a bucket or box - cucumbers need a lot of space. The perfect planter must not be too small. Both sufficient planting distance between the individual cucumbers and sufficient root depth must be taken into account.
Cucumber seeds or young plants?
Try both. Before you throw away the seeds from a cucumber, you can grow them yourself directly in the bucket on the balcony. If the first leaves sprout after 1 to 2 weeks, you have saved the money for young plants. Or you plant both the seeds and young plants and gain valuable experience with planting different cucumbers on the balcony.
The cucumber seeds must still be moist so that they germinate in the bucket. Therefore, immediately after removing them from the cucumber, press one centimeter deep into the moist soil. It takes 1 week for the seedlings to sprout. Simply plant purchased cucumber plants directly in the planter after watering with seed soil.
Cucumbers on the balcony are especially thirsty
The drier mountain air on the balcony makes cucumbers demanding when it comes to watering. Daily watering is therefore mandatory in summer. Always check the soil in the container for sufficient moisture and make sure that there is no waterlogging.
Cucumbers on the balcony - this is how they are cared for
Balcony cucumbers climb high and want to hold on. At the latest when they bear fruit, they need a secure climbing aid so that they don't snap off. Do not fertilize too much at once in the planter. Less is more! Therefore lower dose of nutrients.
tips and tricks
Early harvesting of the first green cucumbers stimulates the growth of new fruits!