Gourd Family: Cultivating Cucumbers (黄瓜)
Cucumbers are widely used in different parts of the world as an essential ingredient in dishes. It can be eaten raw as salad, stir fried or preserved as pickle. Below are the steps needed to plant cucumbers. To save space, I built a little netting overhead for the cucumber vines. Materials you need At least a space of 2m by 1m either on ground, or just let the cucumber crawls but harvesting will be slightly challenging. Or overhead netting where you allow the cucumber vines to creep upward then flourish in the overhead netting. You will need a pole of 5 to 10cm diameter and a height of about 1.8m. The height greatly depends on the height of the planter as it must not obstruct the planter ability to walk under the vines and look for the flowers/fruits and yet within easy reach for him/her to hand pollinate the flowers. This illustration is designed and documented using a green house plot. Cucumber seeds. I use Australia cucumbers but other species give similar result