PlantsVegetables & Roots
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Vining or bush cukes for summer salads
EasyVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–6 ft
- Spacing
- 18–36 in
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Jul–Sep
- How it spreads
- Annual vine
- What to buy
- Direct sow or transplant.
- When to plant
- Direct sow mid-May, or set out transplants after May 15.
In the design
Pick often. A single ripe cuke tells the vine to quit.
If you eat it
Young fruit
Wash. Bitter fruit is from stress; don't eat a mouthful of it.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
