The difference between fruit cucumbers and ordinary cucumbers:
1. The surface of fruit cucumbers is beautiful. The skin of ordinary cucumbers will have some small thorns, and the outer skin will have some thorns. There are many bumps and bumps, but the appearance of the fruit cucumber has no small thorns and is very smooth.
2. Fruit cucumbers should be small. Fruit cucumbers are 12-15 cm long and about 3 cm in diameter, which is much smaller than ordinary cucumbers.
3. Fruit cucumbers have a crisp and tender taste, a little sweet, and can be eaten as fruits. Ordinary cucumbers may have a worse taste.
4. Fruit cucumbers and ordinary cucumbers are both melon vegetables. They have the same vitamin nutrients and less sugar and protein. In other words, there are only differences in appearance, not nutrition.
5. Because the fruit cucumber is relatively smooth, sometimes it is difficult for us to judge whether it is tender without cucumber flowers, but ordinary cucumbers are easier to identify. Normally tender regular cucumbers are crisp and tender.
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Planting time and management methods of fruit cucumbers:
1. Planting time
Fruit Cucumbers are grown in different ways and at different times. Generally, it is cultivated in plastic greenhouses in early spring, sowing from late January to early February, and the seedlings are about 30 days old. For greenhouse cultivation in early autumn, sowing can be done in mid-to-late July, and the seedlings are about 25 days old. Planting in the open field takes place from April to June in spring and from September to November in autumn.
2. Variety selection
Choose early-maturing or early-maturing varieties that are suitable for local cold resistance and shade tolerance, such as Sevis honey and other varieties, suitable for balcony planting The recommended fruit cucumber varieties are Golden Boy, Jade Girl, Bai Guifei, Jingyan Autumn Melon, Jingyan Mini No. 2, etc., which are mainly suitable for local climate conditions to increase production and income.
3. Sowing management
Choose sowing in the morning on a sunny day, and cover the cucumbers with 1 cm of soil after sowing. Keep the temperature at 28-30℃ during the day and 18℃ at night. The seedlings will emerge in about 3 days. After emergence, the temperature is controlled at 23-25℃ during the day and at 14℃-18℃ at night. Higher yields can be obtained under low light conditions. In summer, with high temperatures and strong light, a sunshade net should be added. The relative humidity is controlled at around 60 to prevent diseases caused by excessive humidity.