Pre-sow • Trellis
Cucumber
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€ 5,49
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Description
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In the app
Sowing: 25 April - 31 May
Level 1
pre-sprouting
Level 2
sowed indoors
Level 3
first seedlings
Level 4
big seedlings
Level 5
little plants
Level 6
first day hardened-off
Level 7
hardened-off 2 days
Level 8
Hardened-off 3 days
Level 9
Hardened-off 4 days
Level 10
Hardened-off 5 days
Level 11
at final spot
Level 12
little plants at trellis
Level 13
About 20 cm
Level 14
flowers visible
Level 15
first harvest
Level 16
harvesting
Height: 200 cm
Contents: 6 seeds (for 3 patches)
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- The app helps you with almost everything you do in your vegetable garden: sowing, tending, and harvesting.
- If something goes wrong, the app tells you what steps to take.
- If that doesn’t work, you can ask us for advice.
- If that still doesn’t help, we’ll look for other solutions together. Until we get it right.
More about our Cucumber
- Variety name: Iznik F1
- Family: fruit
- Number per square: 2 by the trellis
- Height: up to 200 cm
- Pre-sowing: from the end of April to the end of May
- Sowing depth: max 1 cm (pre-germinate first)
- Germination time: between 20 and 25°C in 5 to 7 days
- Time to harvest: from 9 to 10 weeks until the end of summer.
- Sunlight: needs a sunny and sheltered spot
- Packet contents: 6 seeds, for 3 squares
CAUTION: Cucumbers do not do well standing next to a patch of (spring) onions, garlic or chives. So always put another vegetable between them.
Want to buy Cucumber seeds? We sell the bags separately, but you can also find the cucumber in the 'Climbers' seed packet.
How do you grow this cucumber?
The seedlings quickly grow into real plants, and to prevent them from growing all crooked, turn the pot a quarter turn every day. It's also important to keep the mix nicely moist, but not soaking wet.
After about 3-4 weeks, the plants are big enough to plant outside. And if it's after May 15th - and the outside temperature isn't much lower than 15°C - let them get used to the fresh air and place them in a spot by the climbing frame.
Once they're big enough, weave the main stems through the net of the climbing frame.
Cucumber plants bloom in the leaf axils and on the side shoots. That's where the cucumbers will grow later. Those side shoots take a lot of energy from the plant. So, trim them back to about 10 cm: past the 2nd flower.
If the plants are happy, they'll keep going for a long time and grow well above the trellis.
To make that as likely as possible, sprinkle an extra scoop of MM-plantfood (30 ml or 2 tablespoons) around the base of the plants every 5 weeks. The app will remind you about it.
What do you need?
- MM pre-sowing mix
- MM air pots (the larger size)
- clear kitchen wrap
- a 30x30 cm plot
- Makkelijke Moestuin mix
- a spot with at least 8 hours of sunlight per day
- a climbing rack or something similar to guide the plants upwards
Are cucumbers healthy?
Plus, they're full of water. That's great for quenching thirst, but getting fluids from food and drinks is also important for your body to function well.