Cucumbers 

Companion planting:
Like: basil, brassica, beans, carrots, corn, dill, lettuce, marjoram, nasturtiums, peas, radish, sunflower
Dislike: potatoes, sage

Sow in greenhouse end of August, keep in large pots in greenhouse or plant out end of October, also sow directly in garden end of October to November. Harvest January to April.

Sow cucumbers in clumps into small mounds 80 cm apart, thin out gradually to one plant by mound. We grow them on vertical strings in the greenhouse and let them trail in the vegie garden. Here they are part of rotation 3 together with zucchini, squash, pumpkins and sweet corn.

Last year we only grew two heritage varieties (Marketmore and Straight Eight). They grew well in large quantities without problems, but they had to be peeled well because of their bitter and slightly prickly skin. Next year we will try varieties that don’t have to be peeled and also varieties that can easily be pickled.