Started Cucumber at the wrong time — lessons learned

I planted Cucumber at entirely the wrong point in the growing calendar and spent the first few months wondering what I'd done wrong. blossom end rot from irregular watering and calcium deficiency didn't help matters. Once I understood rotating crops each year to prevent soil-borne disease build-up things improved substantially.

productive over a long season with successive sowing is what makes this plant worth persisting with. In a decorative potager with flowers and vegetables mixed it finally looks as good as I'd imagined. sowing under cover from late winter for early crops redeemed the whole effort. If you're starting out: do your timing research before you plant.