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# Growing/ planting cucumbers
# Cucumber recipes
The cucumber comes from the family ‘Cucurbitaceae’ which includes squash. The cucumber itself is a creeping vine that roots in the ground and grows up frames. It has large leaves that form a canopy over the fruit. On the whole cucumbers are cylindrical with tapered ends however their shape can vary according to variety.
There are a number of cucumber varieties to choose from. Some of the most common cucumber seeds include:
Baribal cucumber seeds – Short, dark green fruit.
Bella cucumber seeds – A robust cucumber with resistance to powdery mildew.
Burpless tasty green cucumber seeds - Recommended by the Institute of Agricultural Botany.
Eden project cucumber seeds – A round cucumber ... whatever next!
Long green ridge cucumber seeds - Produces a heavy crop of medium-length fruit
Market more seeds - Long dark green fruits. Great with any salad.
Mini munch cucumber seeds – Short fruit with a reliable crop
Palermo cucumber seeds – Dark green skin with a tasty fruit.
Prima Top cucumber seeds – Tasty with high yields.
Tasty King cucumber seeds – Very long fruit can be grown indoor or outdoor.
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Growing cucumbers
1/ During mid-Spring sow two seeds on their sides, 2 cm’s deep, in a 7.5cm pot filled with seed compost. Cover the cucumber seeds and water.
2/ Once germinated provide support with garden cane.
3/ Around May, plant cucumber plants into a growing bag (two per bag) include a cane.
4/ Keep plants well-watered and tie regularly to the canes with twine.
5/ Once cucumber fruits appear add a liquid fertiliser every two weeks.
6/ Harvest cucumbers in the Summer.
When planting cucumbers always remember to refer to the instructions on the seed packets!
A video guide on how to grow cucumbers.
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Cucumber recipes
The following websites have great tips and advice on cooking with cucumbers.
Let us know if you would like us to add your cucumber recipe to the list below.
Some of our favourite cucumber recipes include Thai salmon with cucumber, tomato, cumcumber and coriander salad and spicy cucumber salad.
BBC - Good food
Cookitsimply
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