How to Pot a Cucumber

Cucumbers belong to the Cucurbitaceae plant family, which includes 750 species of plants such as gourds, squash and melons in addition to all of the varieties of cucumbers. Some of the many types of cucumbers include the heirloom lemon cucumber, picking types, Asian varieties such as the long, crispy Suyo Japanese cucumber, Armenian cucumber and a number of "burpless" types. All are easy to grow in summer whether you start with seeds or bedding plants, and they do well in containers.

Potting soil
Large pot(s) with drainage holes
Pencil or screwdriver

Instructions

- 1
  Fill a container that is at least 12 inches in diameter with a good quality potting soil. Put it in a spot that will receive full sun six to eight hours each day.
- 2
  Saturate the potting soil by running a hose into the pot until water runs out the drainage hole.
- 3
  Make planting holes with a pencil or screwdriver. Check your seed packet for suggestions on how deeply to plant seeds; generally, plant cucumber seeds about ¾ inch to 1 inch deep. Make your planting holes about 3 or 4 inches apart; you'll thin weaker plants, so don't worry about planting too many seeds or planting them too closely together.
- 4
  Drop one seed into each planting hole and then water your pot again. Keep the soil surface moist until seeds sprout. After this happens, reduce watering to once or twice a week, depending on the weather. Water more often in hot weather and less when it is cool or rainy.
- 5
  Thin seedlings to favor the strongest plants when they are 3 to 4 inches tall.

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