Cucumber Growing Info
Learning Download: How to Grow Cucumbers
When to Plant:
Direct sow in after any danger of frost has passed. Transplants can be started 3-4 weeks before last frost date.
Fertilizing:
Heavy feeders. Apply 3-5 lbs of 10-10-10 (N-P-K) fertilizer per 100 square feet of cucumbers during planting. When cucumber are 2 feet long side dress again with fertilizer.
| Location: | Planting Depth: | Soil Type: |
| Full Sun | 1/2-1″ | Well drained, fertile soil, netural pH |
| Seed Spacing | Row Spacing | Seeds per 100′ | Yield per 100′ | Seeds per Acre | |
| Cucumber | 12-24″ Slicing 8-12″ Pickling | 5-6′ Slicing 3-6′ Pickling | 100 | 125 lbs | 11,000 |
Cucumber Seeds:
1 Ounce: 950 Seeds
1/8 Pound: 1,900 Seeds
1/4 Pound: 3,800 Seeds
1/2 Pound: 7,600 Seeds
1 Pound: 15,200 Seeds
* These are average cucumber seed counts. Varieties can vary.
Conversions:
1 Pound = 16 Ounces
1 Acre = 43,560 square feet, or 435’x100′
