cultivation of Cucumbers in Green Houses

Cucumber
-V. Swathi (RC/11-49)
B.Sc.,(Commercial Agriculture and Business management)
College of Agriculture , Rajendranagar
Prof. Jaishankar Telangana State Agriculture University
10/9/2014 1©vakitiswathi49@gmail.com

Growing Cucumbers in a Greenhouse
• Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse is
reasonably easy. They do require
frequent watering, and a support to
climb up, but are absolutely worth the
effort. They are very productive plants
and most families will only need a few
plants. Home grown cucumbers have
a vastly superior flavour and texture to
any shop bought cucumbers and are
well worth the effort. You can
also grow cucumbers outdoors, but
those grown in the greenhouse will
produce cucumbers earlier and for
longer.

How to Grow Greenhouse Cucumbers
• Sow in 8cm (3in) pots
April to May
• Transplant into larger
pots, grow bags or
directly in the soil May to
June
• Provide support
• Water little and often –
do not allow cucumbers
to dry out or to become
waterlogged

How to Grow Greenhouse Cucumbers
• Pinch out growing tips when they reach top of
supports to encourage bushy growth
• Cucumbers are ready for picking about 3
months after sowing and will continue
cropping until the end of September
• Cut the cucumbers when they are about 15 to
20cm (6 to 8in) long and still green

Greenhouse Cucumber Varieties
• Carmen- excellent yields, bitter-free fruit,
excellent disease resistance, ideal for
organic gardeners. We’ve grown this many
times and have been seriously impressed.
• Swing – very good yields, long dark green
fruit, very good slicing cucumber, excellent
disease resistance
• Baribal – early maturing, heavy yields,
short dark green fruit
• Prima Top – fairly compact, good disease
resistance, long bitter-free fruits, RHS
Award of Garden Merit
• Picolino – mini cucumbers, juicy and crisp,
good disease resisitance

Planting Cucumbers in a Greenhouse
• Growing cucumbers in a greenhouse
starts off with sowing the seeds,
2cm (¾in) deep, in 8cm (3in) pots
around April or May time. Keep the
pots indoors (or in a heated
greenhouse) until all risk of frost has
passed (ie. the very low
temperatures are over). Starting
them off in pots and planting out
when they are small plants, helps to
protect them from slug and snail
damage. When you plant them out,
make sure you water them in well.

Cucumber Plant Care
• Cucumbers grown in a greenhouse need one thing above
all else, regular watering! You’ll need to water them daily to
keep up with their intake. Their leaves are large and
plentyful, resulting in their high water requirement. There
is a balance though. Try not to over-water them, regular
rather than sporadic but heavy watering is the key.
• You’ll need to provide support for your greenhouse
cucmbers, so erect a trellis type system, preferably one that
keeps the leaves away from the windows of the
greenhouse. Greenhouse cucumbers can be planted either
in growbags, pots or direct into the greenhouse soil. Train
the leading stem up to the top of your support and then
pinch out the growing tip to encourage branching below.

Picking and Preserving Cucumbers
• Greenhouse grown cucumbers
start off slowly with just one or
two fruit becoming ready for
harvest and rapidly accelerate
into full scale cropping. With
successional sowing, it’s possible
to spread this cucumber
explosion into something
manageable. When harvesting
cucumbers, cut them off with a
pair of scissors or twist them
gently until they come off with no
pull required. Cucumber plants
are relatively delicate and pulling
the fruit off is likely to damage
the plants.

Preserving Cucumbers
• Cucumbers, in their
natural form, don’t store
longer than a couple of
weeks in the fridge. They
don’t freeze, nor can you
dry them (I’m not sure
there’d be anything left if
you tried) So, as far as
you can, pick them young
and enjoy them
seasonally fresh.

Preserving Cucumbers
• If you’re faced with a glut of
cucumbers and people are
starting to avoid you for fear
of being given more
cucumbers, then you can turn
your attention to either
pickling them whole (mini-
cucumbers picked very young)
or incorporating them in
various pickles. Cucumber and
Onion Relish in particular is a
great pickle that goes very well
with cheese.

Preservation of cut cucumber

Cucumber and Onion Relish

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