How to grow cucumber
Cucumis sativus
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The windows below are relative to your frost dates. Enter your ZIP for the calendar dates.
Open the planting calendarWhen to plant cucumber
Start seeds indoors4 weeks before your last spring frost
Transplant outdoorsat your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
Direct sowat your last spring frost to 2 weeks after your last spring frost
Growing conditions
- Spacing
- 8 to 12 in apart
- Planting depth
- 0.5 in
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- 1 in per week
- Soil pH
- 6 to 6.5
Common problems
- striped cucumber beetle
- spotted cucumber beetle
- bacterial wilt
- powdery mildew
- anthracnose
- angular leaf spot
- spider mites
- bitter fruit
- poor fruit set
Cucumber by hardiness zone
Planting dates for a typical location in each zone:
Sources
Last updated 2026-06-11.