Cucumber is the most popular vegetable after tomatoes and the only one we eat unripe. It is grown in open ground, hotbeds, greenhouses. There are a huge number of varieties that differ in size, color, taste, shape. The ripening period varies from 32 to 50 days. Hybrids are especially high-yielding. Growing is not difficult, it includes: preparing seedlings, planting, loosening, watering, feeding, tying up shoots.
Cucumber is rich in potassium, which improves heart and kidney function, and complex organic substances that have a beneficial effect on digestion. It is often used in cosmetic bleaching products.
What is a parthenocarpic (self-pollinated) variety of cucumbers: 15 varieties with names, descriptions and photos. History, properties, pros and cons, features of growing a hybrid.