Growing great cucumbers organically can be a rewarding crop when planted in fertile, organically enriched soil, and few simple tips!

• Choose a sunny location with well-drained soil for planting.
• Plant when night time temperatures are above 55 degrees so not to have a stressed plant early on.
• Mix a 2" layer of compost into the planting site.
• Add organic Starter Mix 3-3-3 fertilizer into the top 1-2" of soil.
• Plant seeds 1/2" deep, 6" apart.
• When seedlings have three leaves, thin to 12" apart.
• If planting transplants, plant 12" apart.
• Use trellis for higher production per plant.
• Snip fruits with a small stub using small shears.
• To control striped cucumber beetle, use yellow sticky traps near the stem of cucumber plants or place a floating row cover over the plants until heavy flowering begins.
• Keep cucumbers harvested as soon as fruits reach picking size for prolonged harvest.
• Plant radish seeds in cucumber beds to help deter cucumber beetles.