Cucumber and cucumber are the same
Yes, cucumber generally refers to cucumber (Cucurbitaceae). Other aliases for cucumber are huckleberry, spiny gourd, king gourd, diligent gourd, tang gourd, and hanging gourd.
Cucumber likes warmth and does not tolerate cold. The fertile temperature is 10 to 32 ℃. Generally 25 to 32 ℃ during the day, 15 to 18 ℃ at night the best growth; optimal ground temperature of 20 to 25 ℃, the lowest is about 15 ℃. Cultivated throughout China, and many areas have greenhouse or plastic greenhouse cultivation; now widely planted in temperate and tropical regions. Cucumber is one of the main summer vegetables throughout China.
The difference between cucumber and zucchini
Cucumber and zucchini on the outer skin there is a certain difference, their color is not the same, and their morphology also has a certain difference, cucumber is thicker and shorter, and zucchini is thinner and longer. The only similarity between them is that they are very rich in nutrients and contain a lot of vitamins.
There are several varieties of cucumber
There are six varieties, South Asian type cucumber, South China type cucumber, North China type cucumber, Europe and the United States type cucumber in the open field, the North Europe type greenhouse cucumber and small cucumber.
Cucumbers have several colors
1, white cucumber
White cucumber is actually the earliest cucumber varieties, but also we often say that the local cucumber. One thing that distinguishes it from other cucumbers is its yellowish-white skin. There is also the white cucumber it is generally shorter than other cucumbers, but overall larger, and not easy to old, long very big is also very tender.
2, green cucumber
Green cucumber is a hybrid variety of late research and development, which is now on the market cucumbers are mostly green cucumbers. Green cucumber is green, and the taste is very crisp, but also on the long side, is a very long one. Tender green cucumber is still crisp and refreshing, but after a little old, the flavor is very strange.
3, North China cucumber
North China cucumber is also called water cucumber, its growth is not very good, cucumber leaves are very large, suitable for planting in a moist environment. There is also the North China cucumber its fruit is relatively slender, the appearance of the thorns is also very dense growth, thorns of the color of white, the skin is very thin, cucumber meat crisp, tender.
4, South China cucumber
South China cucumber he is also known as the dry cucumber, in fact, this is also related to its planting environment, this cucumber drought resistance is very strong, so in the arid areas can also be planted. In general, South China cucumber its fruit is relatively short, and more stout, in shape and white cucumber is somewhat similar, but the color is different, its color is mostly green 5, European greenhouse cucumber
European greenhouse cucumber is a kind of use of modern planting technology for planting cucumber varieties. This cucumber it has a distinctive feature, that is, its fruit surface is smooth without thorns, while other cucumbers are thorny. Secondly, the European greenhouse cucumber its melon shape is generally short or long stick-shaped.
6, fruit cucumber
Fruit cucumber is in fact very common in the market, it is generally not in the market for sale, but with the fruit to be sold together. Fruit cucumber its appearance is relatively short, this cucumber eating taste will be very much better, moisture and sugar are a little higher, very crispy, the key is not long. It has more flowers, more fruits and small fruits.