DibbleGrowing cucumbers: from seed to harvest
Sow cucumbers 2 weeks after last frost in warm soil. Trellising saves space and keeps fruit clean.
Planting dates for cucumbers by zone
| Zone | Start seeds indoors | Sow or transplant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zone 3 | not needed | May 29 | July 28 |
| Zone 4 | not needed | May 24 | July 23 |
| Zone 5 | not needed | May 14 | July 13 |
| Zone 6 | not needed | May 5 | July 4 |
| Zone 7 | not needed | April 24 | June 23 |
| Zone 8 | not needed | April 11 | June 10 |
| Zone 9 | not needed | March 15 | May 14 |
| Zone 10 | not needed | February 14 | April 15 |
| Zone 11 | not needed | January 15 | March 16 |
These dates use typical frost dates for each zone. Dibble tunes them to your exact ZIP and lets you adjust frost dates for your own yard.
Companion plants
Good neighbors for Cucumber:
Better kept apart:
Family and rotation
Cucumber is in the cucurbits family. Sprawling heavy feeders. Rotate away from where squash family grew last year. Learn about crop rotation.
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Questions
When should I plant cucumbers?
It depends on your zone. Cucumber is a tender crop, so the timing follows your last spring frost. Look up your zone in the table below for exact start, sow, and harvest dates, or open Dibble and enter your ZIP to get your own calendar.
How long does it take to grow cucumbers?
About 60 days from sowing to the first harvest, with a picking window of roughly 35 days after that.
What grows well with cucumbers?
Good companions include Bean (bush), Sweet Corn, Pea, Radish. Keep it away from Potato, Sage.
Plant at the right time this season
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