Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
Species Cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
The cucumber is a widely-cultivated creeping vine plant in the family Cucurbitaceae that bears cylindrical to spherical fruits, used as culinary vegetables. Considered an annual plant, there are three main types: slicing, pickling, and seedless.
At a glance
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Germination temperature
- 15.6–40.6 °C
- Ideal germination temperature
- 35 °C
- Germination time
- 3–10 days
- Time to harvest
- 50–70 days
- Frost limit
- 0 °C