Whether mini pickles or large cucumbers - both are greenhouse cucumbers that thrive better in the warm, humid climate under glass. If you take good care of them, you can enjoy many cucumbers in organic quality with your family and neighbors all summer long from just a few greenhouse cucumber plants.

Modern varieties of greenhouse cucumbers are free of bitter substances and produce fruit without prior pollination. Such as these greenhouse suitable F1 hybrid strains:

  • Dominica - cucumber
  • Saladin - midi cucumber
  • Midios - Mini Cucumber

When to grow and plant greenhouse cucumbers?

In order to be able to harvest cucumbers as early as possible in the year, you should start growing cucumbers in pots on the windowsill at the beginning of April. Sowing can take place in mid-April in a heated greenhouse or after the Ice Saints in an unheated greenhouse.

Optimal greenhouse soil - good preparation is half the harvest

Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse gives them enough heat and light to live. The first cucumbers can be harvested and enjoyed as early as the end of June. Loose, humus-rich soil promotes the growth of cucumber plants. In order to achieve the optimal soil conditions in the greenhouse, the following steps are necessary:

  • remove weeds
  • loosen soil
  • Mix in compost and manure
  • Add horn meal
  • water the soil

What location do greenhouse cucumbers want?

Cucumbers love a sheltered spot. Therefore, do not plant greenhouse cucumbers directly on the door or ventilation window. Even if greenhouse cucumbers prefer sun and warmth - on hot days they need shade under glass. To do this, stretch shading fabric under the roof. There's no harm in exhausting greenhouse cucumbers before they start to ramp up wildly.

Planting greenhouse cucumbers perfectly step by step

Only select strong young plants for the greenhouse after the first leaves have formed, water well and plant:

  • 60 centimeters between each plant
  • 1.5 meters between rows
  • Protect from the cold with bark mulch or mulch film
  • Wrap cucumber climbing aids around the main shoot of the plant

In order to maintain the healthy greenhouse climate, water the greenhouse cucumbers regularly with lukewarm rainwater. Cucumbers that fall off on their own suffer from a lack of water or severe temperature fluctuations.
Don't forget: Greenhouse cucumbers also need sufficient organic fertilizer and nutrients.

tips and tricks

Mix germ-free greenhouse soil yourself - heat the deposited, sieved compost in a closed saucepan in the oven at 120° degrees for 30 minutes. Mix the cooled compost 1:1 with fine sand. To increase the water storage capacity, simply add some fine clay or loam. Finally, moisten the germ-free soil with water.

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Vegetable garden