Cucumis sativus is a ANNUAL CLIMBER growing to 2 m .
It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is monoecious and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It cannot grow in the shade. It prefers moist soil.
Requires a rich, well-drained moisture retentive soil and a warm very sunny position. A frost-tender plant, the cucumber is commonly cultivated for its edible fruit, there are many named varieties. Many of these varieties are only suitable for protected cropping in Britain though there are a number that have been specifically bred for cool temperate areas and these succeed outdoors in most summers. Many of the cultivars, especially the greenhouse forms, should have their male flowers removed in order to prevent fertilization, since the fertilized fruits have a bitter taste. A number of cultivars have been developed that only produce female flowers. Cucumbers make good companion plants for sweet corn, beans and sunflowers, but they dislike growing with potatoes and aromatic herbs. The roots of cucumber plants secrete a substance that inhibits the growth of most weeds.
HabitatsNot known in a truly wild situation.HabitatsCultivated Beds
HabitatsCultivated Beds
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common name used to describe
several foreign snail species
that could become serious
agricultural pests in the Unitedalert gas
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several foreign snail species
that could become serious
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Major pests
- Acalymma vittatum
Achatina fulica
Agrotis ipsilon
Alternaria brassicicola
Aphis gossypii
Arabis mosaic virus
Aulacophora foveicollis
Aulacophora indica
Aulacophora lewisii
Aulacorthum solani
Bactrocera atrisetosa
Bactrocera cucumis
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera solomonesis
Bactrocera tau
Beet curly top virus
Beet pseudoyellows virus
Bemisia tabaci
Botryotinia fuckeliana
Chalara elegans
Choanephora cucurbitarum
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Cladosporium cucumerinum
Cladosporium tenuissimum
Colletotrichum orbiculare
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus
Cucumber leaf spot virus
Cucumber mosaic virus
Cucumber necrosis virus
Cucumber vein yellowing virus
Cucumber yellow stunting disorder virus
Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus
Cucurbit chlorotic yellows virus
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus
Cuphea carthagenensis
Diabrotica balteata
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Diaphania hyalinata
Diaphania indica
Diaphania nitidalis
Didymella bryoniae
Ditylenchus destructor
Dysmicoccus brevipes
Echinochloa crus-galli
Epilachna indica
Erwinia tracheiphila
Forficula auricularia
Frankliniella occidentalis
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. cucumerinum
Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. radicis-cucumerinum
Galinsoga parviflora
Gibberella avenacea
Golovinomyces cichoracearum
Golovinomyces orontii
Gryllotalpa gryllotalpa
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Heliotropium europaeum
Henosepilachna elaterii beetle
Henosepilachna pusillanima
Hop stunt viroid
Liriomyza bryoniae
Liriomyza sativae
Liriomyza trifolii
Loxostege sticticalis
Lygus rugulipennis
Macrophomina phaseolina
Megymenum brevicorne
Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne enterolobii
Meloidogyne exigua
Melon necrotic spot virus
Melon yellow spot virus
Nacobbus aberrans
Olpidium brassicae
Orobanche aegyptiaca
Penidiella strumelloidea
Petrobia latens
Phomopsis sclerotioides
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora cryptogea
Podosphaera xanthii
Polyphagotarsonemus latus
Pratylenchus penetrans
Prunus necrotic ringspot virus
Pseudomonas marginalis pv. marginalis
Pseudomonas syringae pv. aptata
Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Pseudomonas viridiflava
Pseudoperonospora cubensis
Pythium aphanidermatum
Pythium ultimum
Rhizobium radiobacter
Rhizobium rhizogenes
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Senecio vulgaris
Spodoptera frugiperda
Squash leaf curl virus
Squash mosaic virus
Thanatephorus cucumeris
Thrips flavus
Thrips palmi
Thrips tabaci
Tobacco necrosis virus
Tobacco ringspot virus
Tomato black ring virus
Tomato spotted wilt virus
Trialeurodes vaporariorum
Watermelon mosaic virus
Watermelon mosaic virus 1
Xanthomonas campestris pv. cannabis
Xanthomonas cucurbitae
Xiphinema rivesi
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Minor pests
- Acidovorax citrulli
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Adelphocoris lineolatus
Alternaria cantlous
Alternaria dauci
Anastrepha grandis
Aphis fabae
Aphis spiraecola
Aspergillus niger
Athelia rolfsii
Atherigona orientalis
Bactrocera cucurbitae
Belonolaimus longicaudatus
Carpomya pardalina
Chickpea chlorotic dwarf virus
Chrysodeixis chalcites
Cirsium arvense
Dacus ciliatus
Delia platura
Dociostaurus maroccanus
Eggplant mottled dwarf virus
Epitrix cucumeris
Epitrix hirtipennis
Epitrix tuberis
Fusarium culmorum
Gibberella fujikuroi
Gibberella fujikuroi var. subglutinans
Gibberella pulicaris
Globisporangium debaryanum
Globisporangium irregulare
Haematonectria haematococca
Halotydeus destructor
Halyomorpha halys
Helicoverpa zea
Hoplolaimus indicus
Impatiens necrotic spot virus
Leveillula taurica
Liriomyza huidobrensis
Lygus lineolaris
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Meloidogyne ethiopica
Meloidogyne incognita
Meloidogyne mayaguensis
Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus
Myrothecium roridum
Orobanche ramosa
Pachnoda interrupta
Papaya ringspot virus
Pectobacterium atrosepticum
Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense
Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. carotovorum
Penicillium italicum
Peridroma saucia
Pratylenchus brachyurus
Pseudomonas cichorii
Pseudomonas syringae pv. tabaci
Pythium myriotylum
Ralstonia solanacearum
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Scutellonema brachyurus
Scutellonema clathricaudatum
Sminthurus viridis
Solanum elaeagnifolium
Solenopsis invicta
Spergula arvensis
Spodoptera eridania
Stemphylium solani
Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Tobacco mosaic virus
Tobacco streak virus
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus
Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus
Trialeurodes ricini
Trichoplusia ni
Tyrophagus putrescentiae
Ulocladium atrum
Urd bean leaf crinkle virus
Verticillium albo-atrum
Xestia c-nigrum