Since water is what makes your cucumbers so luscious, be sure they receive regular watering during all phases of their growth. Unless they are hybrid bush types, cukes need to be trained onto some sort of vertical apparatus (I prefer simply string and stake method, but you can put containers with a conical trellis. They like warmth and a sweet soil so you may need to add some lime a few weeks before you sow. You can sow directly or start indoors. Most importantly, once they begin to fruit you should pick regularly, because any spent cucumbers on the vine will signal the vine to stop producing and shut down.
Plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water often. Keep in mind when planting that Japanese Climbing is thought of as tender, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Japanese Climbing tends to grow best in a soil ph of between 5.5 and 6.8 meaning it does best in weakly acidic soil.By our calculations, you should look at sowing Japanese Climbing about 14 days after your last frost date.
A Japanese variety introduced in the late 1800’s 1