Cucumbers

DESCRIPTION

Cucumber is a vegetable belonging to the Cucurbitaceae family, originally from India. It is a creeping or climbing plant when it finds supports, to which it sticks. The quadrangular stem is hairy with more or less evident ribs. The leaves, rather large, with long petioles, are dark green and rough. The five-lobed yellow flowers are not very large. The fruit is similar to that of the courgette.

MONTH OF PLANTATION

The best time to sow cucumbers is from the end of the winter season to the beginning of the spring season; in areas where the climate is particularly mild, sowing can be delayed until the beginning of May.

MOON PHASES

Cucumbers should be sown with the waning moon and must be harvested with the crescent moon - first quarter.

MONTH OF HARVESTING

The cucumber harvest begins around the middle of July and lasts until the end of the following month. In case the sowing was carried out at the beginning of May, the harvest can be done until the end of the month of September.

NUTRIENTS

It is almost without calories (13 kcal per 100 gr of product) and it is composed mainly of water (96%), carbohydrates and mineral salts such as: potassium, calcium, phosphorus and sodium. It also contains vitamin C and amino acids.

A RECIPE

CUCUMBER SALAD

INGREDIENTS

2 long cucumbers

1 medium onion

¼ cup white wine vinegar

¼ cup water

1 Tbsp sugar (or coconut sugar or sweetener of choice)

1/3 cup fresh dill chopped

1 tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

METHOD

Slice the cucumber in half and then in slices. Slice the onion in thin stripes. Mix cucumber and onions in a large bowl. Season with salt and pepper.
Mix white wine vinegar, water, sugar in a small bowl. Pour over the cucumbers and onions, and stir well.
Sprinkle some fresh chopped dill and stir.

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