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Cucumber Plants Grow and Die 5 Infallible Tips for Success with Cucumber Plants GETTING STARTED ENVIRONMENT: A warm climate, with temperatures between 26 and 28 ºC, is the most suitable for planting cucumber plants. In colder regions, cultivation should be carried out in protected locations, where it is possible to monitor temperature variations. Give preference to sandy-clayey soils, fertile, rich in organic matter, well-drained and not highly acidic. PLANTING: In the open air, place three to four seeds in each hole 1.5 to two centimeters deep, with a spacing of 1.5 meters, on one side of the furrow. Leave one or two plants per hole when thinning, when they have two or three definitive leaves. Germination occurs five days after planting and takes another 25 days for flowering. SUPPORTING: Cucumbers can be planted in a creeping system, but staking makes it easier to cultivate and harvest, and also reduces the risk of disease, deformation, and poor coloration. CARE: The soil should be kept moist by distributing water in furrows 30 to 40 centimeters wide and 25 to 30 centimeters deep, or by irrigating using a drip, micro-sprinkler, or conventional sprinkler system. Thinning with a cutting tool, knife, or scissors is also necessary to make the plant more vigorous. Keep the crop clean to prevent weeds from attacking. FERTILIZATION: Analyze the soil to determine the need for liming, using fine dolomitic limestone. For good cucumber production, the soil should have a pH of 5.8 to 6.8. Use 80 to 100 grams of chemical fertilizer with the formula 4-14-8 or 4-16-8 (NPK) per hole. For top dressing, apply 15 grams of nitrogen per plant, in the form of nitro-calcium or ammonium sulfate, after the first fruits have formed, and twice more at 20-day intervals. PRODUCTION: Occurs 50 to 60 days after sowing and can last for more than two months. Harvesting should be done when the cucumber reaches 20 centimeters in length and has a light green external color.