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Instruction how to grow these seeds:
Prepare the soil by mixing 1 part organic compost with 2 parts fertile garden soil.
Remove any lumps in the soil and ensure that the soil is pH neutral.
Cucumbers require good nitrogen content.
Make holes about ½- to 1-inch deep in the planting bed with your finger.
Put 2 or 3 cucumber seeds into every hole.
Cover the area with soil to fill the holes.
Water the planting bed with a light shower.
The ideal temperature range for the germination of seeds is 65° F to 90° F. The seeds may germinate in as little as three days if the temperature remains between 80° F and 90° F, but may take as long as 10 days if the temperatures are cooler.
Thin out the cluster of seedlings to one plant at each sowing site when they’ve grown to about 3 or 4 inches.
Consistent moisture is a prime requirement. Water stress due to fluctuations between drought and flood conditions may lead to bitter fruit. However, snake cucumbers can fairly withstand heat stress without affecting fruit quality.
The plant produces male and female flowers separately. Female flowers have an elongated swelling at their base, which differentiates them from the male flowers that often appear in clusters.
Both the male and female flowers are bright yellow. The male flowers appear first and fall off after a day or two. Female flowers usually follow a couple of weeks later, after which pollination occurs between the female and the new male flowers and fruits develop. The swelling at the base of the female flower is the starting of the fruit.
Fruits develop due to cross-pollination, carried out by bees or butterflies. If natural pollinators do not frequent your vegetable garden, you may need to hand-pollinate the flowers just like in pumpkin plants. Once pollinated, the female flower closes up, and you’ll see speedy fruit production.
Happy harvest!
