Let the cucumber has been growing, when growing to a certain time the melon flesh will shrink, pick back to cut open to take the seeds, wash and dry to save, you need to put the seeds into jars, Ziploc bags and other sealed containers, the seeds, although the sun is dry, but has been in the respiratory, the ability to life still exists, so the container must not be completely sealed, or the seeds are difficult to breathe will die, then will not germinate.

How do cucumber seeds come

During the development of cucumber, the cells will continue to divide, grow and differentiate, the ovary slowly and gradually expand, the pistil's ovary will continue to grow and develop, and then form the fruit, the fruit by the rind and the seeds of these two parts.

Cucumber stay seeds

Cucumber seeds, placed in a dry place can be stored for 2 to 3 years, more than this period of time its germination rate is generally reduced by 20% to 30%, even if some of the seedling, but will not grow true leaves, not easy to survive.

Cucumber own seeds

Cucumber can save their own seeds, choose to save the seeds of the cucumber, let him keep growing, wait until after the maturity of the picking back to cut open the seeds, washed and dried in the sun to save.

How to get cucumber seeds

Let the cucumber grow all the time, and when it grows to a certain point the flesh of the cucumber will shrivel up, and the seeds will be in it, and each cucumber will usually have about 100 to 300 seeds.

Cucumber seed preservation

Cucumber seeds after drying, in order to prevent insects from infesting the seeds, you need to put the seeds into jars, Ziploc bags and other airtight containers, the seeds, although the sun is dry, but has been in the respiration, the ability to life still exists, so the container must not be completely sealed, or the seeds are difficult to breathe will die, then will not germinate.

Cucumber seed planting

Cucumber planting time, need to be based on the temperature of the planting place, like the northern regions such as Tianjin, Shandong and other places, its planting time is after April 15, generally planting time coincides with the weather is now more sunny, and there is no particularly strong wind.

First of all, choose some good quality seeds, do a good job of germination, the soil is fertile, loose, well-drained soil poured into the prepared pot, add the right amount of basal fertilizer, to enhance the fertility, and then plant the seeds into the soil, covered with a layer of soil, watered with the right amount of water, and put into a ventilated place of maintenance.