General Information

  • Category- Salad
  • Binomial Name- Cucumis sativus
  • Common Names- Cucumber, Kheera
  • Spread- 36 inches**
  • Height- 36-96 inches**
  • Average Production- 12-15 cucumbers per vine
  • Days to Maturity- 50-70 days

Nutrition Values

  • Calories: 15
  • Water: 95%
  • Protein: 0.65 grams
  • Carbohydrates: 3.63 grams
  • Sugar: 1.67 grams
  • Fiber: 0.5 grams
  • Fat: 0.11 grams

Vitamins

  • Vitamin C- 2.8 mg
  • Vitamin K- 16.4 μg
  • Vitamin B1- 0.27 mg
  • Vitamin B2- 0.033 mg
  • Vitamin B3- 0.098 mg
  • Vitamin B5- 0.259 mg
  • Vitamin B6- 0.04 mg
  • Vitamin B9- 7 μg

Minerals

  • Potassium- 147 mg
  • Calcium- 16 mg
  • Iron- 0.28 mg
  • Manganese- 0.079 mg
  • Magnesium- 13 mg
  • Phosphorous- 24 mg
  • Sodium- 2 mg
  • Zinc- 0.2 mg
  • Fluoride- 1.3 μg

*The values are standard average per 100 grams and might change a bit.

Environmental Requirements

  • Soil-  Fertile, Loamy and well-drained soil 
  • Soil Moisture- 22%
  • Soil pH- 6.5-7.0
  • Sun Requirements- Full Sun
  • Best Time to Plant- Spring(Feb-March) and Late Summer (June)
  • Temperature range- 25-35 Celsius

Tips to Grow Cucumber

  1. Arrange good quality cucumber seeds.
  2. Mix in compost and aged manure before planting to a depth of 2 inches and work into the soil 6 to 8 inches deep. Soil should be moist and well-drained, not soggy and compacted.
  3. Plant seeds 1 inch deep. For vines trained on a trellis, space plants 1 foot apart. Cucumbers can also be planted in mounds that are spaced 1 to 2 feet apart, with 2 to 3 seeds planted in each mound. Once plants reach 4 inches in height, thin them to one plant per mound. 
  4. Improve clay soil by adding organic matter. Improve dense, heavy soil by adding peat, compost, or rotted manure for better growth. 
  5. Harvest regular slicing cucumbers when they about 6 to 8 inches long. Cucumbers are best picked before their seeds become hard and are eaten when immature. Do not let them get yellow. A cucumber is of highest quality when it is uniformly green, firm, and crisp. 
  6. We can continuously sow new seeds in every 3 weeks to get continuous supply.
  7. Setup a base for the plant to spread properly for your balcony or open garden. Our guide will help you doing this setup.

Other uses of Cucumber:

  1. Cucumber are rich in electrolytes, they can prevent dehydration of human body.
  2. Used in making pickles.

References: 

  1. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov 
  2.  https://iari.res.in
  3.  https://www.researchgate.net
  4.  Texbook of Vegetables by B.R. Chaudhary

 

** The values are standard values but might change a bit.

Salad, Vegetables