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Sikkim Cucumber

Cucumis sativus

A variety of cucumber

A large oval cucumber from the Sikkim area of the Himalayas, with cracked, brown, leathery skin. It is best used in stir-fries. Transplant at 50 cm.

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Sikkim cucumber facts

Lifespan

Annual living and reproducing in a single year or less

Growing Sikkim cucumbers

  1. Sow seeds indoors 4 weeks before planting out
  2. Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
  3. Put up a trellis or net 1 week before planting out
  4. Water deeply at planting out every week
  5. Mulch around the plants 2 weeks after planting out
  6. Feed with liquid fertiliser 5 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
  7. Pick fruit regularly at first harvest every week
  8. Pull out finished plants 6 weeks after first harvest

Plant Sikkim cucumbers with

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Ecological requirements

Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Cucumis sativus L.

Family / Taxonomy Magnoliopsida
Dilleniidae
Violales
Cucurbitaceae
Optimal temperature 18 - 32 °C
Absolute temperature 6 - 38 °C
Optimal rainfall 1000 - 1200 mm/year
Absolute rainfall 400 - 4300 mm/year
Optimal soil pH 6.0 - 7.5
Absolute soil pH 4.5 - 8.7
Crop cycle 40 - 180 days
Max altitude 2000 m
Life form herb
Life span annual
Habit climber/scrambler/scadent
Optimal soil depth medium (50-150 cm)
Optimal soil texture medium, organic
Optimal soil fertility high
Optimal soil drainage well (dry spells)
Optimal soil salinity low (<4 dS/m)
Photoperiod short day (<12 hours), neutral day (12-14 hours), long day (>14 hours)
Optimal light very bright

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) ECOCROP, the crop ecological requirements database. Version 1. https://data.apps.fao.org/catalog/dataset/ecocrop. Accessed through the CGIAR Climate Action Data Hub, https://cgiar-climate-data-hub.github.io/catalog/ecocrop_1/.

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