Cucumber
Cucumbers move from seed to harvest in under two months in warm soil. Slicing, pickling, and seedless (parthenocarpic) greenhouse types dominate the seed market. As a cucurbit, cucumber is among the hosts of Acidovorax citrulli, which keeps it inside the seed-health testing regime built around bacterial fruit blotch.
Diseases of cucumber
- seedborne
Bacterial Fruit Blotch
Acidovorax citrulli
- nematode
Root-Knot Nematode
Meloidogyne spp. · codes: N
- oomycete
Phytophthora Blight
Phytophthora capsici · codes: Pc
- virus
Cucumber Mosaic Virus
Cucumovirus CMV · codes: CMV
Planting cucumber
Windows are computed per location from median frost dates. Pick a place on the Grow pages for exact dates; the rules by climate band:
| Zone band | Method | Timing |
|---|---|---|
| temperate | direct sow | 7-42 days after last frost, soil ≥ 65°F |
| subtropical | direct sow | 45-150 days before first frost, Fall and winter sowings carry the main season in zones 9-11. |
Who breeds & sells cucumber
- Bayer Crop Science
- Seminis Vegetable Seeds
- BASF | Nunhems
- Rijk Zwaan
- Enza Zaden
- Bejo Seeds
- W. Atlee Burpee & Co.
- Johnny's Selected Seeds
- Baker Creek Heirloom Seed Co.
- High Mowing Organic Seeds
- Stokes Seeds
Related crops: Watermelon · Melon
Sources & References
Evidence: 1 source, an independent reference.
- Cucurbit Production Guides · University of Florida IFAS Extension, University or Government