How To Care Cucumber Plant. Add a 3- to 4-inch layer or organic compost to the soil before planting and four cups of balanced 10-10-10 NPK fertilizer per 100 square feet. Cucumber plants have heavy feeding needs.
Keep soil evenly moist to prevent bitterness in cucumbers. It is the main thing that you will have to deal with when it comes to growing cucumber plants as cucumbers are 90 water cucumber plants need around 1inch of water per week and much more on hot days. Water them more often if it is unusually hot or if they appear dried out.
Cucumbers are typically eaten fresh or pickled.
This is not necessary but if you want you can fertilize once every 2 weeks with a liquid fertilizer directly around the plants. Give them 1-2 inches of water per week. Harvest cucumbers any time between July and October once the fruits are between 15-20 cm 6-10in long. While you dont have to prune them on a particular schedule it is best to prune them at least 1-3 times a month.