Cucumbers are good to grow in any garden. They have high vitamin content and are delicious.
An average size cucumber contains only 25 calories and is therefore useful to people on diets.
They make excellent salads and also fine pickles. I chose the ‘Bur-pee Hybrid’ variety because they bear for a long while and resist many diseases. The seed is a little more expensive than some, but it is worth the cost.
My Method of Planting Cucumber
- First, I lay out my whole garden on paper, making changes easier. Cucumbers should be apart from cantaloupes, other melons, and squashes to make it easier to control insects.
- Second, I prepare the soil. If the garden was plowed in the fall, it should be turned over again and raked. I add compost.
- Third, I buy good seeds. I like ‘Bur-pee Hybrid’ because the cucumbers will be uniform in size, and this seed has a high resistance to wilt. The cucumber skin is tender and tastes good, not bitter like some. However, I know there are other good varieties of seeds that will meet these requirements.
- Fourth, my method of planting is one used in western Kansas during the dry years. Dig holes 4’ to 6’ feet apart. Set in holes bushel baskets of manure.
Dispose of the extra dirt by building up low spots or just spreading it about. Plant six to eight seeds around the basket, about 6″ inches from it.
Wet down the basket in the center and keep it very wet during the growing period. The plant roots are always wet with rich fertilizer.
- Last, keep down weeds in the vines. Spread the vines as they grow, and pick the cucumbers often.
Way Of Growing Cucumbers
This way of growing cucumbers is very good during drought years and is best for the small home garden. The same places can be used again for next year’s cucumbers if more fertilizer is added to the baskets.
44659 by Stanley Miller