Outdoors, cucumbers should be sown or transplanted into the ground no earlier than 2 weeks after the last frost date.Provide bottom heat of about 70✯ (21✬) with a heating pad or place the seed flats on top of a refrigerator or water heater. For an early crop, sow cucumber seeds indoors about 3 weeks before you plan to transplant them outside into the ground.(Get a soil test if you are unsure of your soil type contact your local county cooperative extension.) Light, sandy soils are preferred for northern gardens, as they warm quickly in the spring. Improve clay soil by adding organic matter. Improve dense, heavy soil by adding peat, compost, or rotted manure. Soil should be moist but well-draining (not soggy) and have a pH of around 6.5 to 7.0. Cucumbers like warmth and lots of light!Ĭucumbers require fertile soil. Prior to planting, add about 2 inches of aged manure and/or compost to the bed and work it in to a depth of 6 to 8 inches. Select a site that gets full sun (at least 6-8 hours of direct sunlight per day). For crispy pickles, be sure to prepare them within a few hours of harvesting! If you’re interested in making pickles, we recommend several prolific varieties below that are bred especially for pickling, such as heirloom ‘Boston Pickling’ or ‘Calypso’.
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