Cucumbers are really fun to grow - you can plant them in containers or grow them in the ground. If you choose special 'outside' seeds you don't need a greenhouse. Outdoor grown cucumbers won't look as long and smooth as supermarket ones, but they will taste better than anything you can buy in a shop!
• Fill a container with compost and put it in a sunny place.
• Help your seedlings get used to their new home before you plant them! Take them outside every day for a week, but remember to bring them in at night.
• Make a hole in the soil and plant the seedling. Don't touch the roots.
• Check your cucumber every day and keep the soil moist.
• When seven leaves have formed, gently cut off the top of the main stem. This is called "pinching out."
• The cucumber plants might start to grow in all directions and trail along the ground! You can tie them gently to canes if you want to.