Sowing calendar · Fruiting
Cucumber
Cucumis sativus · Pepino, Concombre, Gurke, Cetriolo, pepinos, pepino de conserva
Calendar
Calendar for mainland Portugal.
- Sow in traysMar–Apr
- Sow directApr–Jul
- TransplantApr–Jun
- HarvestApr–Oct
- Germination
- 4–10 days · soil from 16 °C
- Spacing
- 100 cm between rows · 40 cm apart
- Sowing depth
- 2 cm
- Harvest after
- 50–70 days
- Water need
- high
- Frost
- frost tender
- Life cycle
- annual
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Seed saving
- medium · keeps ~5 years
Notes
Train up a trellis to save space and keep fruit clean. Even watering avoids bitter fruit; pick often so the plant keeps setting.
Good neighbours
Keep apart from
Months for mainland Portugal. In the app, sowing and planting follow your own local climate and the forecast.