How to Raise Cucumbers Inside

Cucumber is a warm season vegetable. It does well in temperatures between 75 and 85 degrees Fahrenheit, making it a good candidate for indoor growing. Cucumbers need between 8 and 12 hours of good sunlight, so if you live in an apartment or a house that does not have a southerly facing window, cucumbers might not work for you without grow lights. Without the proper light, cucumbers will fail to develop properly.

12-inch diameter pot
Fiberglass screen
Potting soil
Perlite
Sphagum peat moss
Compost
Stake
Fertilizer

Instructions

- 1
  Set a piece of fiberglass screen at the bottom of your pot.
- 2
  Mix together 1 part each potting soil, perlite, sphagnum peat moss and compost.
- 3
  Fill the container up to 3/4 inches from the top of the pot.
- 4
  Plant five or six seeds in the center of the pot. Cover the seeds with a 1/2 inch of soil. Water the soil so it is moist and set it in a place with sun.
- 5
  Remove all the seedlings except the two largest ones. Once the plants reach 8 to 10 inches in height, cut one of them, leaving just one plant in the container. Cut, do not pull, to prevent injuring the other seedling.
- 6
  Add several stakes to the pot in a teepee formation, tying the stakes at the top. Guide the cucumber up the stake as it grows.
- 7
  Apply a water-soluble fertilizer once a week once the cucumber begins to vine.

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