Gardening: Organic and chemical-free cucumber grow in your balcony, know easy way
Samira Vishwas August 23, 2025 12:24 PM

News India Live, Digital Desk: Gardening: Nowadays people are preferring to grow vegetables in their homes towards adopting a healthy lifestyle. Fresh and non -chemical vegetables are not only good for health, but their taste is also excellent. Cucumber is one such popular vegetable, which is used every day in salads, raita and snacks. If there is a small balcony in your house, cucumber can be easily grown there. This is not only easy, but is also the best way to get fresh and organic vegetables. With a little care and right sunshine, you can enjoy fresh cucumbers throughout the season. Choosing the chorus and clay to grow cucumbers in the girl: Cucumber plants require enough space to spread and bail. For this, about 12-14 inches deep pot or grrow bag should be selected. While preparing the soil, add 50% garden soil (garden soil), 30% compost (manure) and 20% sand or cocopet. This mixture will make the soil light and rich in nutrients. Method of sowing seeds: Cucumber seeds will easily get any nursery or online. They should be soaked in water for a few hours before sowing the seeds. Then put seeds at a depth of about 1-2 inches in the prepared soil and cover it with light soil. Sowing 2-3 seeds in each pot will be sufficient. After about 45-50 days of planting the seed, the cucumber is ready to break the crop when the cucumber size becomes medium and the peel looks shiny, then it should be broken. If cucumbers continue for a long time, their taste can be bitter. Water and sunlight needs: The cucumber plant prefers moisture, but more water can rot the roots. Therefore, the soil should always be kept light wet and water should be given in the morning or evening daily. Plants are required to get at least 5-6 hours of direct sunlight. If your balcony gets less sunlight, keep the plants in a place where they can get more light. Sahara and care: When the cucumber vine increases, it requires support. This will make the fruit straight and clean. Remove dried leaves from time to time and add liquid fertilizer (liquid fertilizer) or dung manure every 15 days, this keeps the growth of the plant good and gives more fruits.

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