Komkommer

How to sow and grow cucumber

This is the tastiest snack cucumber. Great for growing outdoors or in a greenhouse. It produces a lot of cucumber fruits over a long period, doesn't get bitter, and has few seeds.
Cucumber in a Planty Garden
Our cucumber

What is a snack cucumber?

Snack cucumbers are smaller than your average cucumber. That's for a reason: you can harvest them quicker and they fit perfectly in a packed lunch.

Cucumbers originally come from India. They've also been grown in the Middle East for centuries. The Romans brought cucumbers to France but it took until the 17th-century for them to catch on in the Netherlands. 

Some older varieties still have prickly spikes. You won't see them very often in newer varieties.

The snack cucumber was developed at the end of the 20th century. It quickly became a popular variety. Makes sense: the small size makes these cucumbers a perfect healthy snack. Hence the name.  
Snackkomkommer aan het klimrek
Snackkomkommer aan het klimrek

How do you sow and grow cucumber?

This cucumber variety is included in the free Planty Gardening app. Use it, and you'll get step-by-step guidance from seed to harvest.

Each vegetable goes through a number of stages - we call them levels. The app tells you exactly what to do at each level and checks in when your plants are ready for the next.

So you don't need to know how to grow cucumber before you start: the app takes you through every step.

But if you'd like to read more about those steps, here's what the process looks like:
Van komkommer zaadje naar oogst met de Makkelijke Moestuin app
Van zaadje naar komkommers met de MM-app

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