The cucumber forms a creeping stem 50-80 cm long for early and 200-250 cm long for late-ripening greenhouse varieties.
This plant loves moisture, warmth and light. There are crops next to which cucumbers give the best harvests.
Many gardeners advise planting dill, corn and sunflowers next to cucumbers. Gardeners claim that such a neighborhood has a positive effect on the vegetable harvest.
The peculiarity of cucumbers is that they like warm air, but strong heating of the soil only harms them. Shading at a certain period of the day is good for the plant.
For this purpose, summer residents compact the planting next to them with crops that “do not argue” with them. Dill, corn, and sunflower have a beneficial effect on the cucumber harvest.
They are often planted as compactors and assistants. As they grow and mature, they are removed from the beds, making room for the main plant.
