Cucumbers are a favorite
and nutritious vegetable. Few people don't like cucumbers. Usually, Cucumbers
are the summer vegetables. However, nowadays they can be grown throughout the
year. There are many health benefits of cucumbers. They act as a tonic,
especially for weight loss. So, people eat cucumbers to meet the needs of
different nutrients in the human body. If you wish, you can grow cucumbers
indoors. In this article, I have shared how to grow cucumbers in pots. So,
let's start reading the easy ways of Growing cucumbers in pots.
How to Grow Cucumbers
Step-by-Step Guide
Making Soil
Fertile loamy soil is
suitable for growing cucumbers. Usually, cucumbers are grown well at a
temperature of 25 to 30 centigrade. If you don't know how to prepare
loamy soil, click here to learn about making fertile loamy soil or any type of
soil for pot planting.
Choosing Cucumber Varieties
There are three main varieties
of cucumbers. They are slicing, pickling and burp less/seedless. Many
hybrid cucumbers have originated based on these three varieties. The most
popular hybrid cucumbers are Bush Pickle, Carolina, Straight Eight, Sweet
Success, Marketer, National Pickling, Dasher II, Fanfare, Raider, Regal, Sugar
Crunch, Summer Dance, Bush Champion, County Fair 83, Orient Express, Potluck,
Straight Master etc. You can choose one or two of these varieties and grow
cucumbers in a pot in your roof garden.
Pot Setting and Filling the Pots with Soil
Pot setting and filling
the pots with soil is an important task for growing cucumbers in pots. If the
soil is not made well and filled properly in the pots, cucumber plants may die
if water accumulates at the roots of them. Remember that cucumber plants can't
tolerate excess water at all. So, it would be best to set a pot and fill
the pots with soil properly. If you don't have any idea about pot setting and
filling the pots with soil, click here to learn how to set the pots andfill the pots with soil for growing cucumbers in pots.
When to Plant Cucumbers
The cucumbers can be grown
all year round. But summer is the best season for growing cucumbers. However,
for growing summer cucumbers, the appropriate time to sow seeds is February and
March.
Planting Seedlings
When the cucumber
seedlings are 15-20 days old, two seedlings will be planted in each pot. Then
they will be kept in a shady place for at least 3-4 days after planting.
After 3-4 days, they must be kept in direct sunlight.
Care for Cucumber Plants
When the seedlings are one
foot tall, set up a long stick beside the roots of the seedlings, tie them with
that stick and make a shelf on top. In the case of other plants, the soil at
the roots of the plants has to be loosened after 15 days but the soil at the
roots of cucumber plants can't be loosened. The roots of cucumber plants are
very flexible. So, if the soil is loosened early, the plants may
die. However, if weeds grow in the pots, the weeds must be cleaned
carefully with a hoe.
Applying Fertilizer
The organic fertilizer is
sufficient for growing cucumbers in pots. Usually, cucumbers don't need
to apply any chemical fertilizer. Therefore, if you want to get a good
yield, apply dry cow dung cake or mustard oil-cake or vegetable residue rotten
water at the roots of the cucumber plants every 15 days. For this, mix 10
glasses of normal water with one glass of rotten water and apply one glass of
that water in each pot. And, if you want to give chemical fertilizer, you have
to mix 5/6 pieces of DAB and 5/6 pieces of urea with water and give it to the
roots of the cucumber plants.
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Preventing Diseases and Insects
There are no serious
diseases of cucumbers. But many times, the insects attack cucumber plants. For
this reason, the insects can be prevented using a sex fermenter trap. Indeed,
you can keep cucumber plants nice and protect them from diseases and insect
attacks by spraying neem oil every week regularly. And, if there is any serious
disease or insect attack, contact the nearest agricultural officer and apply
pesticides according to his/her advice. But after one week of applying
pesticides, the cucumbers can never be eaten.
When to Harvest Cucumbers
Cucumbers are a short-time
crop. After sowing cucumber seeds, they bloom within 30-35 days. Then they can
be harvested within 15 days. Actually, cucumbers can be harvested within 45-50
days of planting.
How to grow cucumbers from seeds
Three methods can be
followed to germinate cucumber seeds. They are- 1. Sowing seeds in the land. 2.
Sowing seeds in the pots. 3. Paper towel system. If you don't know about these
three methods, click the above link to learn more about these three methods for growing
cucumbers from seeds.
Benefits of eating cucumbers everyday
Cucumbers are one of the
most nutritious vegetables and are rich in vitamins and minerals. 95 percent of
them are water. Cucumbers contain Vitamin-A, Vitamin-C, Vitamin-K, Folic Acid,
Potassium, Manganese, Riboflavin, Pantothenic Acid, Calcium, Magnesium,
Phosphorus, Sulfur, Silica, Vitamin B-6 Phytonutrients and Phytonutrients.
Cucumbers provide dietary fiber. However, they are very low in saturated fat
and cholesterol and very useful for almost all types of people.
Cucumbers help control
blood pressure, stimulate blood circulation, control cholesterol levels, cure
constipation, reduce the risk of heart disease, reduce the risk of uterine and
prostate cancer, remove harmful and toxic substances from the body and keep the
blood clean. They can relieve heartburn, stomach acidity and gastritis, relieve
diabetes, help remove kidney and gallbladder stones, keep skin and eyes healthy
and reduce weight.
FAQ
1. Can you grow cucumbers in a pot?
Yes, anyone can grow
cucumbers in a pot. If you want to grow cucumbers in a pot, you can follow the
instructions below. I think if you follow the instructions properly, you will
get bumper crops of cucumbers.
How long does it take cucumbers to grow?
Generally, cucumbers take
50–70 days to grow from seed to harvest. It can take more or less time
depending on the variety. Some faster-growing types of cucumbers are pickling
cucumbers. They are ready in as little as 50 days. On the other hand, larger
slicing cucumbers might take closer to 70 days.
Finally, cucumbers are the
best storehouse of valuable nutrients. You can get these nutrients by growing
cucumbers in pots indoors. If you grow cucumbers in pots according to my
instructions, you will get a good yield of cucumbers. However, how to grow cucumbers in pots is well
known to you. Now grow cucumbers and enjoy homegrown cucumbers.
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