A Cucumber Parade:Use succession planting to keep the cukes coming; plus tips and tasks for spring

摘要

The cucumber is a heat-loving vegetable that is seeded or transplanted after the last spring frost. For many gardeners, that's their only planting of cucumbers. In my garden, I plant cucumbers two to three times for the longest season of high-qualityfruits.The growth and production of most cucumber plants slows a few weeks after the harvest begins. Succession planting stretches the harvest by at least month. When seedingor transplanting a second crop, keep an eye on soil moisture. Warmer summer weather means the soil dries out more quickly, and that can make it more difficult to establish the second planting. I've had success with the following varieties in succession planting.