Information for ingredient: cucumber
Growing season
General description
The cucumber, a elongated typically green fruit of 20 to 40 cm longs grows on a climber/crawler plant. It loves the heat and in western europe is typically grown in greenhouses.
Ideal harvest time for these greenhouse grown juicy side-dishes is from april onwards through to august.
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Origin
It is believed that the cucumber originates from India
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Growing
For best results, pre-plant your cucumber seeds in late April. After two to three weeks the plants will have grown their first leaves, and are ready to plant outside. Although they grow best in a greenhouse, a sunny spot in the garden work too. Plat the plants at 1m interval, in clumbs of 3 or 4 plants in a spot.
If you provide a trellis for the cucumbers to climb on, you could plant them closer.
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Harvest and reproduction
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Storing
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Preparation & characteristics
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