Cucumbers are among the most popular vegetables among garden owners. They taste refreshing, have fewer calories but all the more vitamins and minerals. When planting cucumbers, a distinction is made between outdoor cucumbers and greenhouse cucumbers and you should pay particular attention to this.

Proven snake cucumber varieties

You can choose between a classic long cucumber or a short midi snake cucumber. Generally high-yielding varieties are the F1 hybrids with a long harvest period. Some are also free of bitter substances and resistant to mildew.

  • Printo - cold-tolerant mini cucumber for balconies and pots
  • La Diva F 1 - sweet, bitter-free refined house cucumber, for outdoor use and greenhouse
  • Rawa F 1 - robust, tasty, purely female flowers, ideal for a single household

If you dream of robust homemade cucumber plants, you can refine cucumbers yourself and wait and see what grows.

Cucumbers in the greenhouse and outdoors

Cucumbers do not feel well at temperatures below 10 degrees, react with growth depression and low harvest. Therefore, cucumbers can be grown more successfully in the greenhouse. Prepare the ground beforehand and attach shading nets and climbing cords to the roof.

In mid-May, cucumber plants can go outside. Your location should be warm, full sun and sheltered from the wind. Plant 60 centimeters apart in the prepared bed or planter. If the weather gods are in a good mood, they quickly shoot up. So don't forget the climbing aid! Running out of cucumbers doesn't hurt.

Plant snake cucumbers at a dizzy height

You can plant cucumbers on the balcony in a bucket or pot that is at least 20 liters in size. Fill the planter with substrate or potting soil, plant cucumbers, attach to a trellis and place in a wind-protected, sunny location.

From flower to cucumber in 2 weeks

You can harvest the first cucumbers just two weeks after flowering. Cucumbers have the best flavor when they are smaller than the supermarket cucumbers. As soon as they turn yellow, the ripening period is over. Cut off overripe fruit from the plant so as not to weaken it unnecessarily.

Cucumber friends

Whether in the greenhouse or in the open air - good friends are beans, garlic, kohlrabi, spinach and dill. Not so good: Peas, cabbage, beetroot and celery.

tips and tricks

Cucumber plants are a treat for snails. You can prevent this by putting up snail fences or scattering slug pellets (7.49€) around the plants immediately after cultivation.

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Vegetable garden