How To Grow Cucumber
I shall have a different opinion of the humble cucumber from now on! Always keen to learn new facts about fruit and veg and just about anything else!
I shall have a different opinion of the humble cucumber from now on! Always keen to learn new facts about fruit and veg and just about anything else!
- While made up of 90 to 95 percent water, cucumbers still provide a host of valuable nutrients, including vitamins A, B5, C and K, manganese, potassium, magnesium, molybdenum, copper, silica and fiber
- Technically, cucumbers are a fruit. Three main categories of cucumbers are: slicing cucumbers, pickling cucumbers and English or gourmet cucumber, a thinner version with very small seeds
- Most grow on trailing vines, although you can also find bush varieties suitable for container gardens, such as Hybrid, Salad, Picklebush and Arkansas Little Leaf, the latter of which will produce fruit without pollination
