Facts about Cucumber
The taste:
Juicy, mild cucumber taste
Germination:
12 days
Growth until harvest:
7 - 12 days
Nitrogen requirements:
high - heavy feeder
pH range:
5.8 - 6.0 suitable plants
Ec - area:
1.7 - 2.5 suitable fish
Size:
5cm
Cultivation
Soaking the seeds:
not necessary
Soak the medium:
not necessary
Growth medium:
- Mixed potting soil (organic preferred)
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
- Coconut soil
- Peat-free potting soil
- Hemp mats
Light:
at least 10 hours of exposure from the second day
Germination temperature:
21°C
Irrigation:
- Flood and drain twice a day
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
- spray surface with water sprayer in the morning and evening
Preferred system:
Nutritional values per 100g
Calories
15 kcal
Carbohydrates
3.6 g
Proteins
0.7 g
Iron
0.3 mg
Vitamin C
2.8 mg
Fibers
0.5 g
Sodium
2 mg
Potassium
147 mg
Fat
0.1 g
Calcium
16 mg
Steps of cultivation
- Prepare growth medium and generously moisten the surface
- Distribute seeds evenly and avoid partial accumulations, moisten
- Cover and weigh down with any cover (e.g. a paving stone)
- Germination occurs in 1 - 2 days
- Remove cover and transfer to aquaponics system
- After 7 to 9 days, the ripe microgreens can be harvested
- The best time is then. when the microgreens are approx. 5 cm high
- Harvesting should take place in the morning or evening due to cooler temperatures
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