Cucumber

Cucumbers are a refreshing, cooling vegetable with many health benefits, especially for the liver and kidneys. Latin name: Cucumis sativus.

Sowing Cucumber Seeds

Sow cucumber seeds outdoors after the last frost date, 1/2" deep. Or start indoors 3 weeks early. Space plants 15 inches apart in rows spaced 4 feet apart. Or grow in hills spaced 4-6 feet apart, with 3 plants per hill. Full sun.