How Do You Grow Cucumbers In Buckets?
Cucumbers can be grown in large open space or small confined areas given the proper care. Cucumbers are good for salad, snacks, pickling, garnish and as a mild flavoring. For people with very limited space, or who live in an area with little soil, growing cucumbers in buckets is easy and cost effective. Find plastic containers which hold a minimum of 5 gallons of material. This is the smallest container usable for cumbers grown in buckets. Drill 6 to 8 holes along the bottom sides of your container about an inch above the bottom. Place a single layer of small pebbles or packing peanuts on the bottom of the container, covering the bottom. Cover the pebbles with loose coarse dirt up to about 3 inches from the top of the container. Cut a section of wire screen the diameter of the container and 4½ feet high. Put the screen in the center of the soil 6 inches deep, leaving 4 feet above the container. Take the package of cucumber seeds and begin planting the seeds. Each container can only hol
